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MALDEF SUES NATIONAL BANK FOR POLICY THAT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST DACA RECIPIENTS

Dec 21, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements

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.

Resolution reached

Dec 21, 2021 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights

On May 16, 2017, Jimmy David Ramirez-Castellanos and Francisco Javier Gomez Espinoza, represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Nugget Market, Inc.

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, Press Releases And Other Statements

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.

CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION SUES LANDLORD FOR CALLING ICE ON TENANT

Sep 3, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

CHICAGO – A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Cook County couple who reported a tenant to immigration officials after a rent dispute because he requested a repair in his apartment, according to a lawsuit filed in state court today.

TECH COMPANY SUED FOR DENYING JOBS TO DACA RECIPIENTS

Aug 19, 2021 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements

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.

Lawsuit Alleges COVID-19’s Disparate Impact on Latinos in California Partially Driven by Disinvestment in Medi-Cal

Aug 18, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Long-term disinvestment and mismanagement of Medi-Cal helped set the stage for COVID-19’s devastating impact on Latinos, according to a supplemental complaint the Superior Court of California in Alameda County granted plaintiffs leave to file on August 16, 2021.

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

Jul 30, 2021 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements

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, Press Releases And Other Statements

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, Press Releases And Other Statements

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.

Federal Government Sued Over Intentional Cruelty at Georgia Immigration Center

Jun 11, 2021 | Court Cases Access to Justice, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

LOS ANGELES – A transgender immigrant held in solitary confinement for approximately seven months at a Georgia immigration detention center that is under investigation for abuse is suing the federal government.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE DISMISSAL OF ALABAMA APPORTIONMENT LAWSUIT

May 4, 2021 | Census, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

LOS ANGELES – A 2018 federal lawsuit filed by the State of Alabama and Congressman Mo Brooks that sought to exclude undocumented immigrants from the Census data used for reapportionment was dismissed on Monday.

MALDEF SENDS LETTERS WARNING AGAINST COVID-19 VACCINE DISCRIMINATION

Apr 20, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

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

Apr 7, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

GREENBELT, Md. – The federal government’s continued denial of some parts of COVID-19 relief to U.S. citizens married to immigrants who pay taxes but lack social security numbers is unconstitutional, according to a Latino civil rights organization.

Texas v. United States

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

What is Texas v. United States?

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