Oct 16, 2017 | News Releases
(San Antonio, TX) MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) announced the appointment of Celina Moreno as interim Southwest Regional Counsel on Oct. 2. As such, she will lead the office in its litigation and policy work to serve the southwest...
Oct 12, 2017 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
(Los Angeles, CA) The Trump administration this week released a list of punitive anti-immigrant guidelines that it says must be enacted as part of any legislation that addresses the plight of undocumented young immigrants who were brought to the United States as...
Oct 10, 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), released the following statement today in response to a new report by the Office of Inspector General County of Los Angeles. The report...
Oct 5, 2017 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
California Senate Bill 54, which enacts important limits on cooperation by state and local officials with federal immigration authorities, was signed into law today by Gov. Jerry Brown. Please attribute the following statement to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general...
Oct 3, 2017 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights
(Pasadena, TX) – Pasadena Mayor Jeff Wagner and MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) announced today that the City and plaintiffs have reached a settlement of the litigation in Patino v. City of Pasadena, which was a challenge to...
