MALDEF, Jan. 27, 2025 "A federal judge granted final approval Thursday of a class-action settlement between First Tech Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants who were denied full consideration for...
Texas v. USA "This is the latest chapter in the long-running litigation challenging the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, commonly known as DACA. In 2021, a district court held that Texas has standing to challenge DACA and that DACA is procedurally...
Gabriel Sandoval, Associated Press, Dec. 1, 2024 "[A]s President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, after an unsuccessful bid to end DACA in his first term, the roughly 535,000 current recipients are bracing yet again for a whirlwind...
MALDEF, Nov. 22, 2024 "A Latino civil rights organization filed a federal class-action lawsuit on Thursday against a student loan refinancing and consultation company for refusing services to certain immigrants because of their immigration status. MALDEF...
Xiomara Moore, Texas Tribune, Nov. 12, 2024 "Through Jan. 15, DACA recipients — those who under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are temporarily protected to live and work in the U.S. after being brought to the country unauthorized...
MALDEF, Oct. 16, 2024 "A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement between First Tech Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants who were denied full consideration for...
CA5, Oct. 10, 2024, MP3 recording 23-40653 10/10/2024 State of Texas v. USA Brian Boynton- Jeremy M. Feigenbaum- Joseph N. Mazzara- Nina Perales-
Eric Asimov, New York Times, Aug. 27, 2024 (gift article) "Arjav Ezekiel rose through the restaurant ranks becoming a sommelier and opening Birdie’s in Austin, Texas. Few knew of his past as an undocumented immigrant."
Peter Strozniak, Credit Union News, Apr. 17, 2024 "Federal judges approved the settlements of class action lawsuits against two credit unions for allegedly violating state and federal discrimination laws when they denied loans to Dreamers – persons...
MALDEF, June 26, 2024 "A Latino civil rights group is suing a Pennsylvania-based property management company for denying a DACA recipient access to rental units based solely on her immigration status. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational...
Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box, June 25, 2024 "On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced two new immigration initiatives aimed at keeping families together. The first is a “parole in place” program which will provide a pathway for...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024: We are waiting for the official Federal Register notice for all the details of President Biden's immigration initiatives. Meanwhile some resources are here: 1. AILA Doc. No. 24061831, New Actions to Promote Family Unity 2. AILA...
Miriam Jordan, New York Times, June 19, 2024 "President Biden on Tuesday announced an initiative that could be life-changing for hundreds of thousands of undocumented young adults, known as Dreamers, whose ability to live and work in the United States has...
The DHS Fact Sheet is here . The White House Fact Sheet is here . At approx. 12:45 Eastern Time, President Biden will host an event marking the 12th anniversary of DACA; live video will be here .
Coalition for the American Dream, June 2024 "In response to these real threats to DACA, the Coalition for the American Dream gathered some of the country’s most respected social scientists to quantify the costs of ending DACA—including for DACA...