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Status of Texas v. United States (DACA)

Jul 4, 2022 | DACA

On July 6, 2022, attorneys with MALDEF, the State of New Jersey and the U.S. Department of Justice will present oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit located in New Orleans. The hearing involves a Texas-led challenge to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF DACA

Jun 16, 2022 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

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 to remain here and obtain renewable work visas.

MALDEF SUES CREDIT UNION FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST DACA RECIPIENT

Mar 16, 2022 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

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 SUES NATIONAL BANK FOR POLICY THAT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST DACA RECIPIENTS

Dec 21, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

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.

Texas v United States: A Timeline of The Fight to Protect DACA

Oct 27, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA

On June 15, 2012, the Obama administration announces the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, which allows undocumented young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children to temporarily remain in the U.S. and obtain work visas for two years at a time.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON APPEAL OF COURT RULING THAT DACA IS UNLAWFUL

Sep 10, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

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 unlawful, according to papers filed in federal court today.

TECH COMPANY SUED FOR DENYING JOBS TO DACA RECIPIENTS

Aug 19, 2021 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A Latino civil rights group is suing a national technology company for unlawfully denying a DACA recipient employment because of her immigration status, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court today.

Agreement Reached in Class Action Hiring Discrimination Case Brought By DACA recipient

Jul 30, 2021 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

MIAMI – David Rodriguez, a DACA recipient who applied for an internship at The Procter & Gamble Company, and P&G, have reached an agreement in Rodriguez v. P&G. The case sought to address P&G’s policy and practice of screening out non-U.S. citizens applicants unless they held a long-term work authorization.

Class-Action DACA Lawsuit Against Discover Bank is Expanded

Jul 27, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

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 court last week.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON TEXAS FEDERAL COURT DACA RULING

Jul 17, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

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.

Texas v. United States

Mar 29, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA

What is Texas v. United States?

MALDEF SUES EXXONMOBIL FOR DISCRIMINATORY DACA HIRING POLICY

Dec 28, 2020 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

Raleigh, N.C. – ExxonMobil unlawfully denied a DACA recipient a job based on his immigration status, according to a class-action lawsuit filed last Thursday in federal court.

RECORDING OF MALDEF PRESS BRIEFING ON DACA AND TEXAS v. UNITED STATES

Dec 15, 2020 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) held a press briefing Monday to discuss the recent updates to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and an upcoming hearing in Texas in a multi-state challenge to DACA.

MALDEF EXPANDS CHALLENGE TO DISCOVER BANK’S DENIAL OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TO DACA RECIPIENTS AND OTHER NON-CITIZENS

Dec 7, 2020 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

SAN FRANCISCO – A Latino civil rights group is expanding a lawsuit filed by DACA recipients challenging a national bank’s lending policies to a federal class action, according to documents filed in federal court today.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON RESOLUTION OF M&T BANK DACA EMPLOYMENT SUIT

Dec 1, 2020 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

NEW YORK – On May 12, 2020, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed a lawsuit on behalf of an individual job applicant work-authorized through DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which alleged that the plaintiff was denied employment in M&T Bank Corporation’s Management Development Program because she is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. M&T Bank denied the allegations made by MALDEF and, in fact, strongly believes in diversity and inclusion. Following productive discussions, this litigation was resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.

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