Aug 28, 2017 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements, Tuition
Los Angeles, CA – A civil rights group is urging the Arizona Supreme Court to uphold a trial court’s ruling that allows a community college to charge young immigrants granted federal protection from deportation a lower in-state tuition rate. MALDEF (Mexican...
Jun 13, 2017 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements, Tuition
Washington, D.C. – The District of Columbia will no longer deny college tuition assistance to U.S. citizens based on their parents' immigration status, according to MALDEF. The change in policy follows a decision by the District of Columbia to settle a lawsuit...
Mar 10, 2016 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements, Tuition
ATLANTA, GA – Today, MALDEF, along with local counsel Horsley Begnaud, LLC, filed a federal-court lawsuit against the University System of Georgia, challenging a policy denying in-state tuition to individuals lawfully present as recipients of deferred action...
Sep 17, 2008 | Court Cases Education, Press Releases And Other Statements, Tuition
AB 540 Still Remains in Effect Pending Final Resolution SAN ANTONIO, TX – On Monday, a federal district court in San Antonio signed a Consent Order memorializing a settlement agreement reached between the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (the District)...