Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund The Latino Legal Voice for Civil Rights in America
www.maldef.org Founded in 1968, MALDEF is the nation's leading Latino legal civil rights organization.
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Often described as the "Latino Legal Voice for Civil Rights in America" MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights, and political access.

Latino students deserve equal protection and educational equity. MALDEF will continue fighting to ensure civil rights pr...
08/26/2026

Latino students deserve equal protection and educational equity. MALDEF will continue fighting to ensure civil rights protections are upheld. Read more about MALDEF’s appeal: https://www.maldef.org/vhie

Un nuevo capítulo en la lucha por defender el Texas Dream Act.MALDEF representa a Students for Affordable Tuition, una c...
08/26/2026

Un nuevo capítulo en la lucha por defender el Texas Dream Act.

MALDEF representa a Students for Affordable Tuition, una coalición de estudiantes indocumentados que buscan defender el derecho a pagar la matrícula regular y participar plenamente en un caso que afecta directamente sus vidas.

Ahora estamos pidiendo al pleno del Tribunal de Apelaciones de EE.UU. para el Quinto Circuito que vuelva a examinar el caso. Más detalles: https://www.maldef.org/mseq

A new chapter in the fight to defend the Texas Dream Act. MALDEF represents Students for Affordable Tuition, a coalition...
08/26/2026

A new chapter in the fight to defend the Texas Dream Act.

MALDEF represents Students for Affordable Tuition, a coalition of undocumented students seeking to defend regular tuition and fully participate in a case that directly affects their lives. Now, we’re asking the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to rehear the case. Read more: https://www.maldef.org/i0gm

The proposed changes would make the path to citizenship more difficult and costly, without any rationale to do so. Read ...
08/25/2026

The proposed changes would make the path to citizenship more difficult and costly, without any rationale to do so. Read the letter MALDEF sent to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) here: https://www.maldef.org/6eem

The schools may be closed—but this fight is still open. MALDEF, representing Latino parents and students, has filed an a...
08/25/2026

The schools may be closed—but this fight is still open. MALDEF, representing Latino parents and students, has filed an appellate brief following a ruling against them in the Pasadena Unified School District school-closures case. Read more: https://www.maldef.org/r0r9

We won’t stop fighting to protect and defend students and their right to access affordable higher education. Read more a...
08/25/2026

We won’t stop fighting to protect and defend students and their right to access affordable higher education. Read more about MALDEF’s request for en banc review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: https://www.maldef.org/3gm9

Thomas Saenz, MALDEF President & General Counsel, served as a keynote speaker at the 2026 CVIIC Regional Conference on I...
08/24/2026

Thomas Saenz, MALDEF President & General Counsel, served as a keynote speaker at the 2026 CVIIC Regional Conference on Immigrant Integration, sharing insights on opportunities and challenges for the 2030 Census.
The conference brought together community leaders and organizations from across California’s Central Valley to strengthen collaboration and support immigrant communities.

MALDEF is urging the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to withdraw the proposed rule and preserve the ...
08/24/2026

MALDEF is urging the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to withdraw the proposed rule and preserve the data necessary to safeguard equal employment opportunity. Read the letter we sent here: https://www.maldef.org/t7il

They’re coming for tuition equity. MALDEF is fighting back.MALDEF is defending immigrant students’ right to pay regular ...
08/15/2026

They’re coming for tuition equity. MALDEF is fighting back.

MALDEF is defending immigrant students’ right to pay regular tuition at public colleges and universities as the Trump administration challenges state tuition-equity laws. Read more: https://www.maldef.org/8h6t

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