Jan 9, 2019 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on Donald Trump’s fear-mongering speech in response to an imaginary “crisis” at the southern border to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational...
Dec 13, 2018 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
Montgomery, AL – Latino voters and a grassroots organization will be allowed to intervene as defendants in a lawsuit filed by the State of Alabama that seeks to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census count of all persons in the United States, a...
Dec 13, 2018 | News Releases
Washington, D.C. – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) announced the appointment today of Andrea Senteno as Regional Counsel for its Washington, D.C. office. In her new role, Senteno will oversee MALDEF’s legislative and regulatory work...
Sep 22, 2018 | MALDEF in History
50th Anniversary Kick-Off with Panel...
Jun 15, 2017 | News Releases, Plyler v. Doe
Los Angeles, CA – On June 15th, 1982, the United States Supreme Court handed down a historic ruling that guaranteed all children access to a free public education from kindergarten to 12th grade, regardless of immigration status. The high court issued its...
