LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement between NuVision Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants who were denied loans and financial services based on their immigration status rather than their ability to repay.
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JUDGE ALLOWS MALDEF CLIENTS TO INTERVENE IN HUNTINGTON BEACH LAWSUIT CHALLENGING SANCTUARY LAW
MALDEF TAKES A STEP TOWARD CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF U.S. CITIZEN DETAINED BY ICE
FEDERAL COURT ALLOWS CHALLENGE TO LAS VEGAS/ICE POLICY ON IMMIGRANT DETAINERS TO PROCEED
MALDEF HONORS LATINO LEADERS AT 2025 CHICAGO AWARDS BANQUET
MALDEF INTERVENES ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS TO DEFEND THE TEXAS DREAM ACT
JUDGE GRANTS FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT IN LENDING-DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
JUDGE GRANTS FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT IN DISCRIMINATORY-LENDING LAWSUIT
MALDEF STATEMENT ON DEADLINE TO SEEK SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF FIFTH CIRCUIT DACA RULING
LOS ANGELES – None of the parties in the case of Texas v. United States sought discretionary Supreme Court review of the Fifth Circuit decision by yesterday’s extended deadline. The case will now move to the implementation phase with respect to the Fifth Circuit decision on the legality of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
MALDEF HONORS LATINO LEADERS AT WASHINGTON, D.C. AWARDS GALA
MALDEF CHALLENGES 2021 REDISTRICTING MAPS FOR STANISLAUS COUNTY
MALDEF INTERVENES IN HUNTINGTON BEACH LAWSUIT CHALLENGING SANCTUARY LAW ON BEHALF OF DAY LABORERS
MALDEF FILES CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT CHALLENGING DISCRIMINATORY POLICY OF GEORGIA CREDIT UNION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Georgia credit union for unlawfully denying consideration for credit to recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants solely because of their status and not their ability to repay, according to papers filed in federal court on Thursday.
MALDEF ANNOUNCES 2023-2024 LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND RELEASES 2024-2025 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is proud to announce the recipients in its 2023-2024 Law School Scholarship Program. Since its founding in 1968, MALDEF has awarded scholarships to law students committed to furthering our mission of promoting and protecting the civil rights of the Latino community in the United States.
COURT ORDERS LANDLORD TO PAY $80,000 FOR THREATENING TO CALL ICE ON TENANT
CHICAGO – An Illinois circuit court judge awarded more than $80,000 in a case brought by a Chicago couple who sued their landlords under the state’s Immigrant Tenant Protection Act (ITPA). The case, filed by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is the first to reach a judgment under the 2019 law, attorneys said.