DACA

(TAMPA, FLA.) –  A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Florida credit union for discriminating against a woman who was denied a credit card solely because of her immigration status, according to documents filed in...

(NEW ORLEANS) –  Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled, in the case challenging the legality of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), that the case should return to the trial court for further...

LAS VEGAS –  A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Nevada credit union for its discriminatory policy of denying financial services to certain immigrants because of their status. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...

LOS ANGELES – Attorneys with MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) on Wednesday presented oral argument in Texas v. United States before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth...

LOS ANGELES – Today, we mark a decade since the Obama administration announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative that allows young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children without documents...

San Jose, CA – A Latino civil rights organization is suing a national credit union for unlawfully denying a car loan to a DACA recipient based on her immigration status, according to a federal lawsuit filed today. MALDEF...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A national bank unlawfully denied bank services to a DACA recipient based solely on the individual’s immigration status, according to a federal lawsuit filed today. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...

HOUSTON, TEXAS – A Latino civil rights organization and other attorneys representing DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients are appealing the decision of a federal court in Texas ruling that the initiative is...

SAN FRANCISCO –  A class-action lawsuit challenging a national bank’s policy of denying loans to DACA recipients and other immigrants because of their immigration status is being expanded, according to documents filed in federal...

HOUSTON, Texas –  A federal judge in Texas today ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is unlawful, but allowed it to continue for current recipients. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling permits the...