Immigrants’ Rights
Agreement Reached in Class Action Hiring Discrimination Case Brought By DACA recipient
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
MALDEF STATEMENT ON TEXAS FEDERAL COURT DACA RULING
Federal Government Sued Over Intentional Cruelty at Georgia Immigration Center
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE DISMISSAL OF ALABAMA APPORTIONMENT LAWSUIT
MALDEF SENDS LETTERS WARNING AGAINST COVID-19 VACCINE DISCRIMINATION
LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization warned California state health officials and a public university healthcare system that requiring – or even appearing to require — a social security number or other immigration status information for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment is a violation of state law, according to two letters sent Tuesday.
CARES ACT FIXES STILL PENALIZE MIXED-STATUS FAMILIES
Texas v. United States
LAWSUIT CHALLENGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMMIGRATION AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA
MALDEF STATEMENT ON ARIZONA CONGRESSMEMBER’S RACIST REMARKS ABOUT LATINOS AND COVID-19 VACCINES
LOS ANGELES – Congressmember Debbie Lesko (AZ -08) recently said that while Latinos are “good workers,” COVID-19 vaccinations should go first to “American citizens” before “people who are here illegally.” Her remarks were made in a U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee meeting during a discussion of a proposed amendment to a COVID-19 relief bill to prioritize citizens for vaccines. Lesko’s statement also came just days before the U.S. marked 500,000 COVID-19 deaths.