LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s new memo that seeks to eliminate new applications of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and limit renewals.
Press Releases And Other Statements
U.S. Citizenship is not Required for Legal Name Change in Indiana
MALDEF SUES NATIONAL BANK FOR LOAN POLICY THAT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST CERTAIN IMMIGRANTS
MALDEF STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S UNLAWFUL EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM
LOS ANGELES, CA – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s memorandum to the Secretary of Commerce that seeks to alter the required count of every person for the purpose of reapportionment by excluding some immigrants.
MALDEF STATETMENT ON THE PASSING OF REP. JOHN LEWIS
MALDEF Statement Supporting Boycott of Goya Foods
MALDEF STATEMENT ON NEW MEXICO RULING REJECTING BID TO DISMISS HISTORIC EDUCATION CASE
CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEYS SEEK RELEASE OF IMMIGRANT AT HIGH RISK FOR COVID-19 FROM ICE CUSTODY
MALDEF WARNS YAKIMA COUNTY, WASHINGTON OF FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT VIOLATIONS
MALDEF WARNS BUENA PARK LIBRARY DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT VIOLATION
MALDEF WARNS TUSTIN OF CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT VIOLATION
MALDEF Warns Tustin of California Voting Rights Act Violcation
MALDEF STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING AGAINST ENDING DACA
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s reasons for rescinding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA), ruling 5-4 in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California that the administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
Landmark Settlement Reached in Lending Discrimination Class-Action Cases Brought By DACA Recipients Against Wells Fargo
SAN FRANCISCO – Wells Fargo Bank will pay up to $19.6 million and change its lending policies as part of settling two class-action lawsuits brought by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients whose applications for a variety of consumer loans and credit cards were allegedly denied by the bank because they were not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, according to court documents filed Tuesday.