PHOENIX – Attorneys for MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will be in federal court on Friday, July 19, 2019, in support of a joint motion for preliminary approval of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of guests who stayed at Motel 6 nationwide and whose privacy was violated when personal information was provided to federal immigration officials.
Press Releases And Other Statements
MALDEF STATEMENT ON COURT ORDER BANNING CITIZENSHIP QUESTION FROM THE 2020 CENSUS
MALDEF STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S CONCESSION TO ABANDON CENSUS LEGAL FIGHT
LOS ANGELES – Donald J. Trump conceded today that his administration will no longer pursue a legal fight to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The president’s statement comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling late last month and federal court orders blocking the addition of a citizenship question.
MALDEF STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S CENSUS ANNOUNCEMENT
LOS ANGELES – Donald J. Trump announced this morning on Twitter that he will be making a statement about the administration’s continuing attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The administration cannot circumvent the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling late last month and federal court orders blocking the immediate addition of a citizenship question.
MALDEF Statement on Latest Filing in Maryland Census Case
MALDEF Statement on Trump Administration Backtracking on Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge in Maryland held a telephonic conference today following the president’s tweet that is at odds with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling and the federal government’s own statement to the court indicating the Trump administration would be moving forward with Census 2020 without a citizenship question.
Maryland Court Asks Commerce Department to “Go On the Record” To Confirm No Further Pursuit of Citizenship Question
MALDEF Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Census Citizenship Question
MALDEF Statement on Trump Administration’s Request for the Supreme Court to Rule on Equal Protection Census Lawsuit
Federal Appeals Court Remands Census Case to Maryland Judge to Decide Intentional Discrimination Claim
Judge Gives Green Light to Civil Rights Lawsuit Affecting 1 in 3 Californians
MALDEF Statement on Federal Court’s Full Opinion On Motion to Reconsider Census Ruling
LOS ANGELES – A federal court in Maryland today issued its opinion explaining its previously-issued response to a request by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) to reconsider whether the Trump administration conspired with others to intentionally discriminate against Latinos and non-citizens when it added a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
MALDEF Warns Camarillo Health Care District of California Voting Rights Act Violation
MALDEF Statement on Maryland Court Order in Census Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the statements below in response to today’s ruling by U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel granting a plaintiffs’ motion to reconsider whether the Trump administration conspired with others to intentionally discriminate against Latinos and non-citizens when it added a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
MALDEF Marks Anniversary of DACA By Urging U.S. Senate to Pass the Dream and Promise Act
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement today, marking the seventh anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an initiative that allows undocumented youth to live, study and work in the U.S. MALDEF urges the U.S. Senate to adopt the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019. The measure would provide a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients, and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and is crucial to the future of our nation: