Dec 5, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
(Los Angeles, CA) – A MALDEF attorney, who represents an immigrant woman who was arrested and deported from the United States despite having a visa authorizing her to be in the country, will present oral argument Wednesday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
Dec 4, 2017 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – A lawsuit filed by MALDEF alleging that Kern County, California has failed to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act goes to trial in federal court tomorrow. The lawsuit, filed by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) in...
Dec 1, 2017 | News Releases, Voting Rights
(Fresno, CA) – A lawsuit filed by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) alleging that Kern County, California has failed to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act goes to trial in federal court on December 5. The lawsuit, filed in April...
Nov 21, 2017 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
(Los Angeles, CA) – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement today in response to the Trump Administration's announcement that it will end temporary protected...
Nov 17, 2017 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
(Los Angeles, CA) – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement today in response to letters sent by the U.S. Department of Justice demanding that 29 jurisdictions...
