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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…
LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas city authorities’ policy of holding immigrants in jail after they have completed their sentences is unconstitutional, a lawsuit filed today charged. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational...
LOS ANGELES – The Washington Post today reported that Trump administration officials threatened to shut down the federal government last month over a dispute about a provision in a year-end spending bill that would have allowed...
SAN ANTONIO, TX — MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) moved to amend its lawsuit challenging Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) to expand the legal claims and add new parties, according to papers filed...
PASADENA, CA – A federal court of appeals today rejected a challenge to the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) brought by a former mayor of the City of Poway. The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth...
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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