Mar 13, 2018 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on the decision from a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturning most of a preliminary injunction barring implementation of the bulk of the anti-immigrant Texas SB 4 law to Thomas...
Mar 12, 2018 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
San Antonio, TX – Attorneys for a Salvadoran asylum seeker who has been denied adequate medical care for her mental health needs will be in court March 13th seeking her immediate release from immigration detention. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Mar 10, 2018 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – It is with deep sadness that MALDEF announces the passing of former president and general counsel Joaquin G. Avila, whose long career at the civil right organization and in the community was highlighted by his landmark work in voting rights...
Mar 7, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Justice sued California on Tuesday, challenging three state laws that address immigration overreach by federal officials. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions today sought to justify the lawsuit during a speech in Sacramento....
Mar 5, 2018 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights
FRESNO, Calif. – Following a federal judge’s ruling that a redistricting plan adopted in 2011 by the Kern County, California Board of Supervisors unlawfully denies Latinos the right to elect candidates of their choice, MALDEF and attorneys for the county will...
