Apr 26, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
Los Angeles, CA- Please attribute this statement on U.S. District Judge William Orrick’s ruling that Donald Trump’s executive order threatening to pull funding from sanctuary communities is unconstitutional to Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel of the...
Apr 24, 2017 | News Releases
Washington, D.C.- U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), the first Latina to be elected to the United States Senate, will be the featured speaker on Thursday, April 27, at the 2017 MALDEF Awards Gala in Washington, D.C. This year’s event pays tribute to the work...
Apr 21, 2017 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights
San Antonio, TX- A federal court on Thursday struck down a 2011 redistricting plan for the Texas State House on the grounds that it is racially discriminatory and unlawfully dilutes the voting strength of Latinos. The three-judge panel ruled that the plan, known as...
Apr 12, 2017 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
Chicago, IL- An Illinois man who has been unlawfully detained by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office on an indefinite “immigration hold” is asking a federal court to step in, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Mar 31, 2017 | News Releases
Los Angeles, CA- Please attribute the following statement to MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz: “Earlier this week, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued a statement opposing the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch...
