Jun 20, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the statements below in response to today’s ruling by U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel granting a plaintiffs’ motion to reconsider whether the Trump administration conspired with...
Jun 18, 2019 | 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 today, marking the seventh anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an initiative that...
Jun 15, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
GREENBELT, Md – Newly discovered evidence contradicts the Trump administration’s claims that it added a citizenship question to the 2020 Census simply to enforce the federal Voting Rights Act, and confirms that the purpose was to deprive Latinos of constitutionally...
Jun 15, 2019 | Census, Voting Rights
The Trump administration’s attempt to undermine the 2020 Census began in 2018 when it announced it would add a citizenship question to the decennial count. Since then, the administration has repeatedly sought to thwart the Constitution’s required count of every...
Jun 11, 2019 | 50th Anniversary, Events, Media, News Releases
CHICAGO – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) commemorated its 50th anniversary at its annual Chicago Awards Gala, and honored the work and achievements of three exemplary leaders in public and community service on June 7, 2019. The gala, part...
