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MALDEF, THEDREAM.US, AND PRESIDENTS’ ALLIANCE REACT TO LATEST FOUR DOJ LAWSUITS AGAINST STATE TUITION EQUITY POLICIES
Washington, DC – Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Justice announced its latest lawsuits against states’ tuition equity policies for Dreamers, with new complaints against Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Utah bringing the total to 25 such lawsuits filed in the past two years.
JUDGE GRANTS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT IN DISCRIMINATORY-LENDING LAWSUIT
PHOENIX— A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement between OneAZ Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants who allege they were denied loans and financial services based on their immigration status rather than their ability to repay.
MALDEF AND SPOKANE TEACHERS CREDIT UNION REACH AGREEMENT IN LAWSUIT
MALDEF, TheDream.US, and Presidents’ Alliance React to Latest DoJ Lawsuits Against State Tuition Equity Policies
Washington, DC – This afternoon, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had filed four new lawsuits against states’ tuition equity policies for Dreamers, with lawsuits against Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington bringing the total to twenty-one such lawsuits filed in the past two years.
MALDEF AND MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION RESOLVE LAWSUIT
A recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) who challenged the denial of an automobile loan by a New York Credit Union has reached a confidential resolution of a lawsuit filed against that credit union. That lawsuit was filed by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) on behalf of Jose Uri Perez Fernandez. The case was settled on a non-class basis to the satisfaction of the named Plaintiff and Defendant.
MALDEF SUES NORTH CAROLINA FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND TULSA DEALERSHIP FOR DISCRIMINATORY LENDING PRACTICES
JUDGE GRANTS FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT IN UNIVERSITY DISCRIMINATORY POLICY LAWSUIT
LOS ANGELES — A state judge has granted final approval of a class-action settlement between A.T. Still University (ATSU) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and other immigrant students who were denied enrollment at ATSU’s California campus because of their immigration status.
MALDEF AND GRADFIN REACH AGREEMENT IN LAWSUIT
MALDEF APPEALS COURT RULING IN DISCRIMINATORY LENDING CASE
PHOENIX – A Latino civil rights organization is appealing a district court decision to compel arbitration in a class-action lawsuit against a Texas credit union. The lawsuit challenged GECU Federal Credit Union’s (GECU) policy of unlawfully refusing to consider loans and financial services to certain immigrants because of their status rather than their credit-worthiness.