Jul 22, 2011 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
Plaintiff also challenges constitutionality of Texas anti-solicitation law HOUSTON, TX – Today, MALDEF filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging League City's local policy and practices targeting day laborers and their free speech right to express their...
Jul 22, 2011 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
MALDEF Suit Seeks Reforms of Practices that Created Hostile Learning Environment and Deprived Student of Equal Opportunity LOS ANGELES, CA – When Diana Aviles received her crying daughter's phone call last year, she couldn't believe what she heard – – her...
Jul 21, 2011 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Court mandates continued federal monitoring of Tucson Unified School District desegregation policies TUCSON, AZ – Yesterday, in Fisher/Mendoza v. Tucson Unified School District, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that terminated...
Jun 22, 2011 | News Releases
David Damian Figueroa, VP of Strategic Development and Communications, is first openly gay member of executive team in organization's history Los Angeles, CA – In honor of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, David Damian Figueroa, MALDEF...
Jun 18, 2011 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
Reforms are Inadequate to Resolve Program’s Problems LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced long overdue yet still inadequate changes to the Secure Communities program. Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, issued...
