Mar 1, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
Washington, D.C. – A U.S. citizen who was denied college financial aid solely because her mother is an immigrant with temporary status is suing the District of Columbia, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed by MALDEF (Mexican American...
Feb 24, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
San Antonio, TX – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) challenged a provision of Texas’s HB 11 that made it a new state felony to “harbor” someone in the United States without legal documents. A federal court issued a...
Feb 24, 2017 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
Los Angeles, CA – Please attribute the following statement on the Trump administration's plan to revive and expand the use of the controversial program known as 287 (g) that deputizes local law enforcement officers to act as immigration agents to MALDEF...
Feb 12, 2017 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
Los Angeles, CA – Please attribute the following statement on recent nationwide arrests by federal immigration officials to MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz: “MALDEF is greatly concerned about widespread reports of increased federal...
Feb 7, 2017 | News Releases
Los Angeles, CA – Please attribute the following statement on the confirmation process of Sen. Jeff Sessions to be U.S. Attorney General to MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz. “In the Senate majority’s mad rush to confirm Donald Trump’s Cabinet...
