May 5, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
San Antonio, TX – Please attribute the following statement to Marisa Bono, Southwest regional counsel, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund): “SB 4 is nothing short of a legal, political and fiscal disaster for Texas. Forcing police...
Apr 29, 2017 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Tucson, AZ – A request by the Tucson Unified School District to be released in part from court supervision of its desegregation plan is premature and should be rejected, attorneys for Latino students argued in an opposition brief submitted to a federal court...
Apr 28, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
Austin, TX – Please attribute the following statement on Texas' so-called “sanctuary cities” bill, SB 4, to Marisa Bono, Southwest regional counsel, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund): “The Texas House action on SB 4...
Apr 28, 2017 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
Los Angeles, CA- Please attribute this statement on Donald Trump’s executive order requiring the U.S. Department to review federal oversight of K-12 education policies to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Apr 27, 2017 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Austin, TX- MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is asking a state court to issue an emergency order to stop Texas education officials from continuing to illegally bypass existing rules involving school funding. The request for the temporary...
