NEW ORLEANS, LA -In a 9-5 ruling issued Monday, the full United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down an anti-immigrant, discriminatory ordinance in Farmers Branch, Texas that would have prohibited landlords from renting to immigrants that the city deemed unlawfully present and authorized arrest and prosecution of landlords and tenants found in violation of the law. Under the ordinance, all prospective renters would have been required to provide information about their immigration status and obtain a rental license from the city building inspector, who would be responsible for determining immigration status.
Press Releases And Other Statements
FOURTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS DECISION TO BLOCK KEY PORTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA ANTI-IMMIGRANT LAW
RICHMOND, VA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision to block key components of SB 20, South Carolina’s Arizona-style anti-immigrant law. As a result, provisions of the law that would have criminalized daily interactions with immigrants present without status, as well as provisions pertaining to use of identification and registration immigration documents will remain blocked.
MALDEF DENOUNCES APPELLATE RULING ALLOWING CITY OF FREMONT, NEBRASKA TO DENY HOUSING TO IMMIGRANTS
MALDEF RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT DOMA AND PROPOSITION 8 RULINGS
SUPREME COURT DECISION PULLING BACK ON VOTING RIGHTS HARMS LATINO VOTERS
U.S. SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS CONSIDERATION OF RACE BY UNIVERSITIES, BUT REQUIRES FURTHER COURT REVIEW OF UT-AUSTIN’S ADMISSION PLAN
MALDEF VICTORIOUS IN U.S. SUPREME COURT “MOTOR VOTER” CASE
COLORADO SUPREME COURT FAILS TO PROVIDE REMEDY FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN LANDMARK SCHOOL FINANCE CASE
FEDERAL COURT RULES ARIZONA SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO VIOLATED UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
MALDEF PREVAILS IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING LEAGUE CITY’S ANTI-SOLICITATION POLICY
MALDEF JOINS IN CALLING ON PRESIDENT TO SUSPEND DEPORTATIONS AS CONGRESS DEBATES IMMIGRATION REFORM
MALDEF President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, joined representatives from other immigrant rights groups in a telebriefing for the press earlier this week to urge President Obama to immediately suspend deportations of those potentially eligible for legalization while Congress deliberates on immigration reform. More than 410,000 were deported last year, the most ever. These deportations break apart thousands of families, and in many cases, the family members allowed to stay suffer severe financial strain as a result of losing an economic contributor to the household. Deportations also disrupt communities and workplaces when someone with strong connections to the community is seized and removed.