Jan 21, 2021 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration today sent lawmakers an immigration reform proposal that seeks to address some of the punitive policies put in place by the previous administration and to move forward on long-needed reforms. The proposal recognizes the need...
Jan 8, 2021 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
LOS ANGELES –Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement calling for the immediate removal of Donald J. Trump from the United States presidency through the 25th...
Jan 6, 2021 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on today’s extraordinary events surrounding the certification of the 2020 presidential election and the subsequent attack on our nation’s Capitol to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF...
Jan 4, 2021 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2019-2020 Law School Scholarship Program. Since its founding in 1968, MALDEF has awarded scholarships to law students committed to furthering our...
Dec 28, 2020 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
Raleigh, N.C. – ExxonMobil unlawfully denied a DACA recipient a job based on his immigration status, according to a class-action lawsuit filed last Thursday in federal court. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and William G. Simpson of Tin...
