Jun 28, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Employment
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision undermining the effectiveness and strength of public sector labor...
Jun 26, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
San Antonio, TX – Two women who say they were sexually abused by guards while detained at a Texas immigration center today issued a new request to federal authorities demanding an investigation into the mishandling of their cases and release of any probe of the...
Jun 26, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the immigration ban targeting Muslims: “Donald...
Jun 25, 2018 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights
San Antonio, TX – Please attribute the following statement on today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Abbott v. Perez to Nina Perales, vice president of litigation at MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund). MALDEF (Mexican American...
Jun 22, 2018 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – Arizona must accept proof of work authorization as sufficient documentation from immigrants seeking to obtain driver’s licenses, a federal court ruled this week. The decision in Valenzuela v. Ducey, a lawsuit filed by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
