Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism
WORKING TO STOP DISCRIMINATION AND BIAS
In the aftermath of the El Paso mass murder at Wal-Mart, which is the deadliest hate-motivated attack on Latinos in recent United States history, MALDEF expanded its work in 2021 to address the rise in openly-expressed hostility and intolerance aimed at the Latino community. Known as “Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism (FOOBR)”, this programmatic area will use MALDEF’s legal skills and advocacy experience to combat anti-Latino rhetoric and actions, including openly discriminatory policing policies.
Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism
MALDEF SUES HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY FOR DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT AND PRIVACY VIOLATIONS OF IMMIGRANT PATIENT
LOS ANGELES — A Latino civil rights organization filed a lawsuit against Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles County, and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services for violating the rights of an immigrant patient who was unlawfully detained by Harbor in cooperation with federal immigration agents after he was hospitalized with serious injuries.
EIGHTEEN CHICAGO RESIDENTS BRUTALIZED BY FEDERAL AGENTS DURING A MILITARY-STYLE IMMIGRATION RAID FILE LEGAL CLAIMS SEEKING ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE
CHICAGO, IL – On Tuesday, a coalition of civil rights organizations submitted administrative complaints under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) on behalf of eighteen people who were unlawfully arrested and brutalized by federal agents during a military-style raid on their apartment building last fall during Operation Midway Blitz.
MALDEF TAKES STEP TOWARD CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF THREE U.S. CITIZEN SIBLINGS DETAINED BY ICE
BROWNSVILLE, TX — A Latino civil rights organization is taking a first step toward a civil lawsuit and asking the federal government to pay damages of $2.5 million each to three United States citizens who were allegedly assaulted, unlawfully arrested, and detained by...
MALDEF FILES CLAIM ON BEHALF OF IMMIGRANT FOR DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT AND PRIVACY VIOLATIONS BY HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER
LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization is taking a first step toward a civil lawsuit and seeking $250,000 in damages from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center for an immigrant who was subjected to discriminatory and unlawful treatment while receiving medical treatment under continuous surveillance by federal immigration agents stationed in his room.
MAN WHO THREATENED MIGRANTS WITH A GUN IN EL PASO ORDERED TO PAY DAMAGES
MALDEF FILES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF TRANSGENDER VOLLEYBALL PLAYER DENIED SCHOLARSHIP
LOS ANGELES– A Latino civil rights organization is suing a private university and two collegiate athletic organizations for revoking a volleyball player’s scholarship offer and denying her eligibility because she is transgender, according to papers filed in federal...