Immigrants’ Rights

LOS ANGELES, CA – MALDEF, together with the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), today released a report that assesses the unprecedented deportation rate of the last six-years, the devastating impact these deportations have had on vulnerable Latino families, and seeks to outline actions toward a more fair and just immigration policy in the United States.

President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, Issues Statement

MALDEF President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, joined representatives from other immigrant rights groups in a telebriefing for the press earlier this week to urge President Obama to immediately suspend deportations of those potentially eligible for legalization while Congress deliberates on immigration reform. More than 410,000 were deported last year, the most ever. These deportations break apart thousands of families, and in many cases, the family members allowed to stay suffer severe financial strain as a result of losing an economic contributor to the household. Deportations also disrupt communities and workplaces when someone with strong connections to the community is seized and removed.

President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz Issues Statement

Lawsuit Asserts Unconstitutional Policy Unfairly Targets Young Immigrants

Stops state harassment of New Mexico Latino Community

MALDEF and TRUST aim to repeat success of 2011 session in future

Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel Statement: Government’s decision is “severe threat to civil rights in our nation”

Reforms are Inadequate to Resolve Program’s Problems