Apr 27, 2020 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO – Civil rights attorneys are asking a judge to strike a request by New Mexico officials to end a landmark education case that requires the state to address longstanding deficiencies in the K-12 public education system. MALDEF (Mexican American...
Apr 23, 2020 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
(LOS ANGELES) – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement in response to Donald J. Trump’s order today imposing severe limits on immigration to the United States, with...
Apr 18, 2020 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
SAN ANTONIO, TX– A federal court on Friday allowed two San Antonio residents, who are seeking to block a for-profit company from opening a controversial detention center for migrant children, to intervene in a lawsuit. In February, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
Apr 15, 2020 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Civil rights groups are suing the federal government seeking the release of medically vulnerable immigrants held at three Texas detention centers, according to a lawsuit filed today. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and...
Apr 15, 2020 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A national civil rights organization is asking the Huntington Beach City School District to reconsider efforts to shutter a school that serves the highest concentration of Latino and socioeconomically disadvantaged students in that district. MALDEF...
