Immigrants’ Rights
Protecting Immigrants’ Rights
Throughout our history, we’ve been on the frontlines of some of the most important legal battles to protect immigrants’ rights, taking on unconstitutional federal, state, and local measures including California’s Proposition 187, Arizona’s SB 1070, and more recent restrictions in Texas in SB 4. We’ve challenged unlawful detention and raids, fought to protect the right of day laborers to seek work, and defended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative that offers temporary relief to young immigrants brought to this country as children.
Today, MALDEF continues to work to eliminate barriers that prevent immigrants from achieving full integration into society, and to target private anti-immigrant discriminators as well.
Immigrants’ Rights
MALDEF SUES CREDIT UNION FOR DISCRIMINATORY LENDING
A Latino civil rights organization filed a class-action lawsuit last week against a Central California credit union for unlawfully denying a loan to a DACA recipient on the basis of her immigration status instead of her credit-worthiness. MALDEF (Mexican American...
MALDEF SUES OREGON CREDIT UNION FOR DISCRIMINATORY LENDING PRACTICES
Oakland, CA - A Latino civil rights organization filed a federal class-action lawsuit Friday against a credit union for unlawfully denying a home equity loan to a DACA recipient based on his immigration status. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational...
MALDEF SUES SPOKANE CREDIT UNION FOR DISCRIMINATORY LENDING PRACTICES
SPOKANE, Wash. – A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Spokane, Washington-based credit union for unlawfully denying DACA recipients financial services based on their immigration status. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and Roger M....
MALDEF FILES APPEAL OF FEDERAL COURT RULING ON LEGALITY OF DACA
MALDEF STATEMENT ON FEDERAL COURT RULING ON LEGALITY OF DACA
MALDEF SUES ICE AND FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS OVER UNLAWFUL DETENTION IN LAS VEGAS
MALDEF CHALLENGES FLORIDA CREDIT UNION POLICY DENYING CREDIT TO DACA RECIPIENT
MALDEF STATEMENT ON FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULING REMANDING DACA BACK TO LOWER COURT
(NEW ORLEANS) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled, in the case challenging the legality of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), that the case should return to the trial court for further consideration. In the meantime, DACA will continue for current DACA recipients.