Read about some of MALDEF’s work in the courts to uphold the civil rights of all Latinos.
MALDEF works to secure equitable educational outcomes for students in K-12 schools, and to ensure Latino students have equal access and success in higher education.
SAN ANTONIO, TX – MALDEF attorneys sent a letter to a Texas school district Friday warning that it was in violation of the U.S. Constitution for treating parents with foreign government-issued identification differently than...
MALDEF is committed to ending discrimination in hiring and promotion, and to improving working conditions for all Latinos.
LOS ANGELES – Yesterday, 680 immigrant workers were arrested in raids that encompassed several different workplaces in Mississippi and 600 agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The coordinated sting was...
MALDEF strives to ensure all immigrants receive fair treatment under the law, and works to combat discriminatory policies in the private and public sectors.
LOS ANGELES –The Trump administration on Monday introduced a new rule that will make it harder for some legal immigrants who use public benefits, including food assistance programs, to apply for an extension of stay and obtain...
MALDEF works to eliminate barriers to equitable political representation and the right to vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives of leading civil rights organizations testified in two U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearings yesterday about the need to expand and strengthen the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA)...
MALDEF works to ensure that the Latino community enjoys ready access to a judicial system that provides meaningful redress to the denial of rights with respect to all basic human needs and services.
Voters around the nation face a critical mid-term election on November 6, 2018. There are numerous gubernatorial, senatorial, congressional, legislative, and local races for elected representatives on the ballot this fall....
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