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COURT TO HEAR MALDEF REQUEST FOR RELEASE FROM IMMIGRATION DETENTION OF ASYLUM SEEKER DENIED ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE

Mar 12, 2018 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

San Antonio, TX – Attorneys for a Salvadoran asylum seeker who has been denied adequate medical care for her mental health needs will be in court March 13th seeking her immediate release from immigration detention.

MALDEF MOURNS THE PASSING OF FORMER PRESIDENT AND VOTING RIGHTS GENIUS JOAQUIN G. AVILA

Mar 10, 2018 | News Releases, Voting Rights

LOS ANGELES – It is with deep sadness that MALDEF announces the passing of former president and general counsel Joaquin G. Avila, whose long career at the civil right organization and in the community was highlighted by his landmark work in voting rights advocacy and litigation.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CALIFORNIA STATE LAWS

Mar 7, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Justice sued California on Tuesday, challenging three state laws that address immigration overreach by federal officials. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions today sought to justify the lawsuit during a speech in Sacramento.

LANDMARK KERN COUNTY VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUIT GOES TO REMEDIAL PHASE TUESDAY IN FEDERAL COURT

Mar 5, 2018 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights

FRESNO, Calif. – Following a federal judge’s ruling that a redistricting plan adopted in 2011 by the Kern County, California Board of Supervisors unlawfully denies Latinos the right to elect candidates of their choice, MALDEF and attorneys for the county will return to court tomorrow for the remedial phase of the case.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE URGENT NEED TO FIND A LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION TO PROTECT DREAMERS

Mar 5, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

LOS ANGELES – Six months ago, the Trump Administration announced that today would be the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. Court orders have extended the initiative.

MALDEF SEEKS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF ASYLUM SEEKER DENIED ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE BY TEXAS IMMIGRANT DETENTION FACILITY

Mar 2, 2018 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

San Antonio, TX – A civil rights group asked a federal court today to order the immediate release from immigration detention of a Salvadoran asylum seeker who has attempted suicide and has been denied adequate medical care for her mental health needs.

STATEMENT ON RESOLUTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS’ CLAIMS AGAINST DISBANDED WHITE HOUSE ‘ELECTION INTEGRITY COMMISSION’

Mar 1, 2018 | News Releases, Voting Rights

Washington, D.C. – A motion filed by a coalition of civil rights groups to voluntarily dismiss their claims against the discredited and now-disbanded “Election Integrity Commission” has been approved by a federal court judge.

CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS’ STATEMENT ON COURT RULING BLOCKING SOUTH TEXAS COUNTY’S RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL SPEECH

Feb 28, 2018 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases

San Antonio, TX – A federal court has granted a request by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and TCRP (Texas Civil Rights Project) to temporarily block a 2018 rule adopted by the Commissioners Court of Starr County that prohibits “electioneering” during voting periods on properties owned or operated by the county.

KERN COUNTY REDISTRICTING PLAN VIOLATES LATINO VOTING RIGHTS, FEDERAL COURT RULES IN MALDEF LAWSUIT

Feb 23, 2018 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights

LOS ANGELES – A redistricting plan adopted in 2011 by the Kern County, California Board of Supervisors unlawfully denies Latinos the right to elect candidates of their choice, in violation of Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a federal judge ruled today in a landmark lawsuit filed by MALDEF.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON DISMISSAL OF FEDERAL LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT

Feb 23, 2018 | News Releases, Voting Rights

LOS ANGELES – A federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit today that sought to overturn the City of Poway’s election system and challenged the constitutionality of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA).

CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS SEEK EMERGENCY ORDER TO BLOCK SOUTH TEXAS COUNTY’S RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL SPEECH

Feb 22, 2018 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases

San Antonio, TX – Two civil rights groups asked a federal judge today to block an order adopted last month by Starr County, Texas banning political advocacy on county-owned property.

FEDERAL JUDGE RULES MALDEF LAWSUIT AGAINST ILLINOIS SHERIFF FOR UNLAWFUL DETENTION OF LATINO FATHER CAN MOVE FORWARD

Feb 15, 2018 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

Chicago, IL – A lawsuit challenging the Lake County Sheriff’s Office decision to detain a Honduran man for immigration purposes despite a judge’s order to release him will move forward, a federal judge ruled this week.

MALDEF URGES CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON WORKFORCE PRESERVATION BY PROTECTING IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND TPS HOLDERS

Feb 13, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on the potential economic impact of immigration policy currently under debate in Congress to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund):

MALDEF STATEMENT ON STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

Jan 31, 2018 | Events, News Releases, Presidents Message

LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF, issued the following statement today in reaction to last night’s State of the Union address:

MALDEF STATEMENT ON ARIZONA CONGRESSMAN’S CALL FOR IMMIGRATION RAID AT STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

Jan 30, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement today in response to a call by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for U.S. Capitol Police to carry out immigration enforcement actions at tonight’s State of the Union address:

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