On April 5, 2018, 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 the opportunity to compete for an employment position at Allied Wealth because he is a DACA holder. The action was filed as a potential class action on behalf of other work-authorized DACA recipients who may have been denied employment at Allied Wealth.
