Jan 3, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
Los Angeles, CA – Please attribute the following statement on Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan’s threat to criminally prosecute leaders of sanctuary jurisdictions to MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz: “In what can only be characterized as...
Oct 5, 2017 | 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...
Jul 26, 2017 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Bakersfield, CA – Latino and Black students enrolled in the Kern High School District, together with their parents and community activist organizations Dolores Huerta Foundation, National Brotherhood Association, and Faith in Kern, obtained a historic settlement...
Jul 18, 2017 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
Miami, FL – Procter & Gamble illegally denied qualified applicants paid internships because of their immigration status, according to a lawsuit filed today in federal court. The suit, brought by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and...
Jul 12, 2017 | Court Cases Access to Justice
LOS ANGELES – State officials are violating the civil rights of 13.5 million individuals enrolled in Medi-Cal, the health insurance program for low-income Californians, a majority of whom are Latino, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The suit, filed in...
