Press Releases And Other Statements Archives - Page 16 of 187

Civil Rights Groups Issue New Report Detailing Potential Harm to Upcoming Redistricting Efforts

Apr 5, 2021 | Census, PP Voting Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Redistricting

Washington, D.C. – Civil rights groups are raising concerns about the accuracy of the U.S. Census Bureau’s proposed new system for protecting privacy in a report released today.

LATINO CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS QUESTION BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S FIRST SET OF JUDICIAL NOMINEES

Mar 30, 2021 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK – The Biden Administration today announced its first set of judicial nominations — 11 individuals to serve as federal judges on district or appellate courts. The list of nominees, however, includes only one Latina.

LAWSUIT CHALLENGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMMIGRATION AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA

Mar 16, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

PHOENIX – A last-minute agreement to prevent changes to immigration policies, between the outgoing Trump administration and Arizona state officials, is unlawful, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by a Latino civil rights organization.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON ARIZONA CONGRESSMEMBER’S RACIST REMARKS ABOUT LATINOS AND COVID-19 VACCINES

Feb 23, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

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.

FEDERAL COURT RULES LAWSUIT CHALLENGING ARKANSAS VOTING RESTRICTIONS CAN MOVE FORWARD

Feb 8, 2021 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Voting Rights

CHICAGO – A federal court has rejected a request by Arkansas and local county officials to dismiss a lawsuit challenging sections of the state election code that disenfranchise voters who are not proficient in English.

MALDEF DISMISSES ITS CROSS-CLAIM IN ALABAMA CENSUS LAWSUIT

Jan 27, 2021 | Census, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

Birmingham, AL – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is dismissing a cross-claim filed in federal court in Alabama against the Census Bureau, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the Census Bureau.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON BIDEN IMMIGRATION REFORM PROPOSAL

Jan 21, 2021 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration today sent lawmakers an immigration reform proposal that seeks to address some of the punitive policies put in place by the previous administration and to move forward on long-needed reforms.

MALDEF CALLS FOR THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF DONALD J. TRUMP AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Jan 8, 2021 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice

LOS ANGELES –Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement calling for the immediate removal of Donald J. Trump from the United States presidency through the 25th Amendment or via impeachment and conviction:

MALDEF STATEMENT ON TODAY’S UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY AT THE CAPITOL AND THE THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY

Jan 6, 2021 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice

LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on today’s extraordinary events surrounding the certification of the 2020 presidential election and the subsequent attack on our nation’s Capitol to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund):

MALDEF ANNOUNCES 2019-2020 LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND RELEASES 2020 -2021 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Jan 4, 2021 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Education

LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2019-2020 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.

MALDEF SUES EXXONMOBIL FOR DISCRIMINATORY DACA HIRING POLICY

Dec 28, 2020 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements

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.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON APPOINTMENT OF CALIFORNIA’S FIRST LATINO U.S. SENATOR

Dec 22, 2020 | PP Voting Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy

LOS ANGELES – California Gov. Gavin Newsom today named Alex Padilla to fill the U.S. Senate seat to become vacant when Kamala Harris becomes Vice President of the United States.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT’S DISMISSAL OF CENSUS CASE

Dec 18, 2020 | Census, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to rule on the Trump administration’s impending attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census count used to allocate seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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

Dec 15, 2020 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements

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.

Trump Administration Sued Over Intentional Cruelty at Georgia Immigration Detention Center

Dec 11, 2020 | Court Cases Access to Justice, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

ATLANTA – A transgender asylum seeker held in solitary confinement for six months solely because of his gender identity is suing the federal government.

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