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MALDEF STATEMENT ON FEDERAL COURT BLOCK OF TRUMP ORDER BANNING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE FROM MILITARY SERVICE

Oct 31, 2017 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

(San Antonio, TX) Please attribute the following statement on Monday’s decision by a federal court judge blocking the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund):

MALDEF STATEMENT ON DETENTION OF 10-YEAR-OLD ROSA MARIA HERNANDEZ BY BORDER PATROL AGENTS

Oct 30, 2017 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

(Los Angeles, CA) Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), released the following statement today in response to the detention of Rosa Maria Hernandez, a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who underwent emergency gallbladder surgery in Texas. Rosa, a Mexican national, was detained by Border Patrol agents at the hospital where she was recovering and transferred to a San Antonio immigration detention facility for minors. She remains in custody and separated from her family.

FEDERAL JUDGE KEEPS MEDI-CAL EQUALITY LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA STATE COURT SYSTEM

Oct 20, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

LOS ANGELES – A U.S. District Court judge this week granted a motion to remand a lawsuit challenging California’s failure to ensure adequate access to care under Medi-Cal back to state court.

MALDEF WARNS CITY OF LODI OF LEGAL ACTION OVER ELECTION SYSTEM

Oct 16, 2017 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Voting Rights

(Los Angeles, CA) MALDEF sent a letter to the City of Lodi today warning that its at-large system of electing council members violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA).

MALDEF ATTORNEY CELINA MORENO NAMED INTERIM SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNSEL

Oct 16, 2017 | Press Releases And Other Statements

(San Antonio, TX) MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) announced the appointment of Celina Moreno as interim Southwest Regional Counsel on Oct. 2.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S CRUEL AND SENSELESS IMMIGRATION DEMANDS

Oct 12, 2017 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

(Los Angeles, CA) The Trump administration this week released a list of punitive anti-immigrant guidelines that it says must be enacted as part of any legislation that addresses the plight of undocumented young immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON NEW REPORT INDICATING LASD PROVIDED DETAILED INMATE INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO ICE

Oct 10, 2017 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

(Los Angeles, CA) Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), released the following statement today in response to a new report by the Office of Inspector General County of Los Angeles. The report found Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department staff shared detailed information about inmates held in its jails directly with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON ENACTMENT OF CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 54

Oct 5, 2017 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

California Senate Bill 54, which enacts important limits on cooperation by state and local officials with federal immigration authorities, was signed into law today by Gov. Jerry Brown. Please attribute the following statement to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund).

MALDEF STATEMENT ON SETTLEMENT IN CHALLENGE TO PASADENA, TX ELECTION SYSTEM

Oct 3, 2017 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Redistricting, Voting Rights

(Pasadena, TX) – Pasadena Mayor Jeff Wagner and MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) announced today that the City and plaintiffs have reached a settlement of the litigation in Patino v. City of Pasadena, which was a challenge to Pasadena’s election system that was adopted through a charter amendment approved in a 2013 election.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON APPEAL OF SB 4 RULING

Oct 2, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

(Los Angeles, CA) – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), released the following statement today announcing that MALDEF filed a notice of cross-appeal of U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia’s ruling in the lawsuit against Texas SB 4. The cross-appeal follows Texas’ initial notice of appeal after Judge Garcia enjoined most of the key provisions of SB 4.

MALDEF HONORS EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS OF THREE INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR ROLES IN ADVANCING LATINO CAUSES

Sep 30, 2017 | Events, Press Releases And Other Statements

(San Antonio, TX) – Texas Senator Sylvia R. Garcia, Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez, and visual artist Jesse Treviño were honored Friday at the 2017 MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) San Antonio Gala. The annual event brings together individuals, corporation and law firms dedicated to advancing Latino causes and civil rights in the United States.

FEDERAL COURT TO HEAR MALDEF APPEAL ON INDIANA LAW BARRING IMMIGRANTS FROM OBTAINING NAME-CHANGE

Sep 26, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

(Chicago, IL) – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will present oral argument to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DECISION ON TEXAS SB 4

Sep 25, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

(Los Angeles, CA) – A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today largely denied a motion by the State of Texas to allow portions of Texas’ SB 4 to take effect, but permitted limited implementation, pending resolution of a full appeal, of two of the law’s provisions that had previously been blocked.

MALDEF TO PRESENT ORAL ARGUMENT IN TEXAS SB 4 BEFORE THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

Sep 20, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

(NEW ORLEANS, LA) – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will present oral argument to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday in opposition to an emergency order requested by the State of Texas that would allow Texas’ SB 4 to take effect.

TESTIMONY OF THOMAS A. SAENZ, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, MALDEF BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

Sep 19, 2017 | PP Voting Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Voting Rights

Good afternoon. My name is Thomas A. Saenz, and I am president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), which, next year, will celebrate 50 years promoting the civil rights of all Latinos living in the United States. MALDEF is headquartered in Los Angeles, with regional offices in Chicago; San Antonio, where we were founded; and Washington, D.C.

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