May 15, 2018 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – A federal judge today allowed nearly two dozen young immigrants who grew up in the United States and are recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Texas and six other states challenging...
May 8, 2018 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Nearly two dozen young immigrants who grew up in the United States and are recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are asking a federal court to allow them to intervene in a lawsuit filed this month by Texas and six other...
May 3, 2018 | Court Cases Employment, DACA, News Releases
LOS ANGELES- Bank of America illegally denies employment to qualified applicants based on their immigration status even though they are authorized to work in the United States, a lawsuit filed in federal court today charged. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
May 1, 2018 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed by Texas and six other states challenging the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican...
Apr 19, 2018 | Events, News Releases
Washington, D.C. – Renowned broadcast journalist Maria Elena Salinas, civil rights leader Brent A. Wilkes, and Verizon executive Emilio Gonzalez were honored Wednesday at the 2018 MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) Washington, D.C....
