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SETTLEMENT REACHED WITH GEORGIA CREDIT UNION

Sep 23, 2026 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Georgia woman, who allegedly was denied consideration for credit by a Georgia credit union, has reached a confidential settlement agreement with the company.

MALDEF APPEALS RULING ENDING REGULAR TUITION FOR UNDOCUMENTED KANSAS STUDENTS

Sep 20, 2026 | Court Cases Education, Press Releases And Other Statements, Tuition

KANSAS CITY, KS —A Latino civil rights organization filed an appeal Friday of a federal court decision ending access to regular tuition rates for students without lawful immigration status who formerly qualified under Kansas law.

MALDEF, THEDREAM.US, AND PRESIDENTS’ ALLIANCE REACT TO LATEST FOUR DOJ LAWSUITS AGAINST STATE TUITION EQUITY POLICIES

Sep 11, 2026 | Court Cases Education, DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements, Tuition

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

Sep 11, 2026 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements

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.

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Our History

CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CHALLENGED ABERCROMBIE & FITCH’S UNLAWFUL HIRING TACTICS ON BEHALF OF LATINO, BLACK AND ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH

Apr 22, 2022

In the 1990s and the early 2000s, retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, was the hottest place for young people to shop and work. Ubiquitous in malls throughout the U.S., A&F presented a casual “all-American” look that felt exclusive. But that exclusivity was built on...

The Legal Fight to Protect The First Amendment Right of Day Laborers

Dec 13, 2021

MALDEF’s Thomas A. Saenz accompanies a group of day laborers during the height of the challenge to anti-solicitation ordinances enacted by cities in California.Workers who are hired by the day have long been part of the American labor force. In the 19th Century, they...

Celebrating a History of Women Leaders at MALDEF

Mar 28, 2021

Ambassador Vilma Martinez (left) Thomas A. Saenz (center) and Antonia Hernández (right). (Photo taken at MALDEF’s 50th Anniversary Gala in San Antonio, Texas.)As we near the conclusion of Women’s History Month, MALDEF celebrates its organizational history of women in...

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