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Resolute in our commitment to the legacy of our founders and leaders over the last half century, MALDEF continues to defy expectations in our legal and advocacy work. Just recently, we successfully defeated a request by the state of Texas and several other short-sighted states to block renewals under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative.
As we reach the end of 2019, we pause to share just a sample of some of MALDEF’s most important recent work. But, before you read the stories below, I want to share one example of how MALDEF’s work made a huge difference this past year. You will not read this analysis in any newspaper or online journal, but it shows how MALDEF’s tenacious commitment to racial justice matters — and delivers a tremendous impact…
San Antonio, TX – Two San Antonio residents are seeking to block a for-profit company from opening a controversial detention center for migrant children on a church’s property, according to court documents filed Tuesday in...
PHOENIX, AZ – A federal judge in Arizona has granted final approval of the settlement in national class-action litigation against Motel 6 related to the provision of guest information to federal immigration officials. MALDEF...
(LOS ANGELES) – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) today endorsed Proposition 13, a California measure on the March 3, 2020 ballot that would increase funding for facilities at public schools, state...
(LOS ANGELES) – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement in response to a news report that Julie Kirchner, a former leader of...
State laws attempting to regulate immigration became all the rage in several states across the...
Gloria Molina was sworn in on March 3, 1991, as Los Angeles County Supervisor. For years,...
California’s Kern County has used a rigged political system to exploit Latinos for decades. That...
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