Feb 19, 2020 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
San Antonio, TX – Two San Antonio residents are seeking to block a for-profit company from opening a controversial detention center for migrant children on a church’s property, according to court documents filed Tuesday in federal court. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
Feb 19, 2020 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
PHOENIX, AZ – A federal judge in Arizona has granted final approval of the settlement in national class-action litigation against Motel 6 related to the provision of guest information to federal immigration officials. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Feb 12, 2020 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) today endorsed Proposition 13, a California measure on the March 3, 2020 ballot that would increase funding for facilities at public schools, state colleges and public universities. The measure...
Jan 30, 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 a news report that Julie Kirchner, a former leader of FAIR, an anti-immigrant hate group, has...
Jan 28, 2020 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
(LOS ANGELES) – The U.S. Supreme Court today voted 5-4 to lift a preliminary injunction that blocked the Trump administration’s punitive “public charge rule” from taking effect. The rule seeks to impose unprecedented and alarming limits on legal immigration and...
