Please follow & amplify MALDEF.
As the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, MALDEF fights to protect and defend the rights of Latinos across the U.S. and uphold the Constitution.
We need them now more than ever before.
Support their vital work today: @maldef.bsky.social
As the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, MALDEF fights to protect and defend the rights of Latinos across the U.S. and uphold the Constitution.
We need them now more than ever before.
Support their vital work today: @maldef.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Please follow & amplify MALDEF.
As the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, MALDEF fights to protect and defend the rights of Latinos across the U.S. and uphold the Constitution.
We need them now more than ever before.
Support their vital work today: @maldef.bsky.social
As the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, MALDEF fights to protect and defend the rights of Latinos across the U.S. and uphold the Constitution.
We need them now more than ever before.
Support their vital work today: @maldef.bsky.social
Thank you to @maldef.bsky.social for awarding me the Excellence in Government Service Award last week. From standing up for constituent rights, to community outreach and successful litigation, MALDEF has remained a pillar in our community.
April 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Thank you to @maldef.bsky.social for awarding me the Excellence in Government Service Award last week. From standing up for constituent rights, to community outreach and successful litigation, MALDEF has remained a pillar in our community.
If your civil/citizenship rights are violated, find legal help thru reputable resources:
1. ACLU: www.aclu.org
2. NAACP Legal Defense Fund: www.naacpldf.org
3. Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF): www.maldef.org
4. Asian Americans Advancing Justice: www.advancingjustice.org
1. ACLU: www.aclu.org
2. NAACP Legal Defense Fund: www.naacpldf.org
3. Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF): www.maldef.org
4. Asian Americans Advancing Justice: www.advancingjustice.org
November 16, 2024 at 1:13 PM
If your civil/citizenship rights are violated, find legal help thru reputable resources:
1. ACLU: www.aclu.org
2. NAACP Legal Defense Fund: www.naacpldf.org
3. Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF): www.maldef.org
4. Asian Americans Advancing Justice: www.advancingjustice.org
1. ACLU: www.aclu.org
2. NAACP Legal Defense Fund: www.naacpldf.org
3. Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF): www.maldef.org
4. Asian Americans Advancing Justice: www.advancingjustice.org
I applaud MALDEF for continuing to fight the good fight and I stand with you.
April 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I applaud MALDEF for continuing to fight the good fight and I stand with you.
In an interview with KENS5, MALDEF President & General Counsel Thomas Saenz explained how Trump does not have the authority to change the constitution or the longstanding interpretation of the 14th Amendment. Curious to read more? Visit: www.kens5.com/article/news...
'It's a lawless executive order' | MALDEF responds to Trump's order to eliminate automatic birthright citizenship, to children of undocumented parents
"It should be, by all rights, ignored, and given no heed whatsoever," said Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF.
www.kens5.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
In an interview with KENS5, MALDEF President & General Counsel Thomas Saenz explained how Trump does not have the authority to change the constitution or the longstanding interpretation of the 14th Amendment. Curious to read more? Visit: www.kens5.com/article/news...
If you're part of the resistance on behalf of immigrants, follow MALDEF and amplify their message.
@maldef.bsky.social
@maldef.bsky.social
Please follow & amplify MALDEF.
As the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, MALDEF fights to protect and defend the rights of Latinos across the U.S. and uphold the Constitution.
We need them now more than ever before.
Support their vital work today: @maldef.bsky.social
As the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, MALDEF fights to protect and defend the rights of Latinos across the U.S. and uphold the Constitution.
We need them now more than ever before.
Support their vital work today: @maldef.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
If you're part of the resistance on behalf of immigrants, follow MALDEF and amplify their message.
@maldef.bsky.social
@maldef.bsky.social
Oralè Resisters
You know the assignment!
Racist Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is discriminating against Az7 Latina Congresswomen elect Adelita Grijalva while swearing in White Congressmen from Virginia!!!!
#RacistGOPJohnson #Latinas #Latinos #LULAC #UFW #MALDEF #NoKings #50501SoCal #USDemocracy
You know the assignment!
Racist Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is discriminating against Az7 Latina Congresswomen elect Adelita Grijalva while swearing in White Congressmen from Virginia!!!!
#RacistGOPJohnson #Latinas #Latinos #LULAC #UFW #MALDEF #NoKings #50501SoCal #USDemocracy
September 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Oralè Resisters
You know the assignment!
Racist Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is discriminating against Az7 Latina Congresswomen elect Adelita Grijalva while swearing in White Congressmen from Virginia!!!!
#RacistGOPJohnson #Latinas #Latinos #LULAC #UFW #MALDEF #NoKings #50501SoCal #USDemocracy
You know the assignment!
Racist Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is discriminating against Az7 Latina Congresswomen elect Adelita Grijalva while swearing in White Congressmen from Virginia!!!!
#RacistGOPJohnson #Latinas #Latinos #LULAC #UFW #MALDEF #NoKings #50501SoCal #USDemocracy
17 Aug 25 -- CA trans volleyball player Emma Morquecho sues Westcliff University & NCAA after her athletic scholarship was revoked, having quit her job & moved from Phoenix to Irvine after WU recruited her. Emma's suit is backed by Mexican American Defense Fund (MALDEF).
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Volleyball player sues California university that revoked her scholarship for being trans
Emma Morquecho moved to California to play for Westcliff University. Then the Cal Pac Conference yanked her scholarship.
www.advocate.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
17 Aug 25 -- CA trans volleyball player Emma Morquecho sues Westcliff University & NCAA after her athletic scholarship was revoked, having quit her job & moved from Phoenix to Irvine after WU recruited her. Emma's suit is backed by Mexican American Defense Fund (MALDEF).
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
No family in public housing should face eviction based on misinformation. Read the letter MALDEF sent to the Port Isabel Housing Authority here: www.maldef.org/8okk
MALDEF is stepping up - Thank You MALDEF!
MALDEF is stepping up - Thank You MALDEF!
February 17, 2026 at 11:55 AM
No family in public housing should face eviction based on misinformation. Read the letter MALDEF sent to the Port Isabel Housing Authority here: www.maldef.org/8okk
MALDEF is stepping up - Thank You MALDEF!
MALDEF is stepping up - Thank You MALDEF!
U.S. citizen seeks $1M after arrest, detention for recording immigration raid at Home Depot
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
July 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
U.S. citizen seeks $1M after arrest, detention for recording immigration raid at Home Depot
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Friendly reminder: While the Supreme Court shamefully held that it cannot address partisan gerrymandering, racial gerrymandering is patently illegal as a violation of both the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Power on the Line(s): Making Redistricting Work for Us
Power on the Line(s) Making Redistricting Work for Us Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), and Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) Power on the Line(s): Making R...
www.naacpldf.org
July 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Friendly reminder: While the Supreme Court shamefully held that it cannot address partisan gerrymandering, racial gerrymandering is patently illegal as a violation of both the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The fight for fair representation continues.
MALDEF will continue defending Latino voters in Washington’s Yakima Valley and their right to an equal voice in state legislative elections. Read more: www.maldef.org/wzv1
MALDEF will continue defending Latino voters in Washington’s Yakima Valley and their right to an equal voice in state legislative elections. Read more: www.maldef.org/wzv1
October 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The fight for fair representation continues.
MALDEF will continue defending Latino voters in Washington’s Yakima Valley and their right to an equal voice in state legislative elections. Read more: www.maldef.org/wzv1
MALDEF will continue defending Latino voters in Washington’s Yakima Valley and their right to an equal voice in state legislative elections. Read more: www.maldef.org/wzv1
If you are planning to reach out to your Senators about the Lakin Riley act - via phone OR email - and you need some talking points to prepare your script, I found this open letter helpful. www.maldef.org/2025/01/mald...
MALDEF Letter to the U.S. Senate opposing the "Laken Riley Act" as "misguided" - MALDEF
Today MALDEF sent a letter to the United States Senate opposing Senate Bill 5 known as the "Laken Riley Act"
www.maldef.org
January 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If you are planning to reach out to your Senators about the Lakin Riley act - via phone OR email - and you need some talking points to prepare your script, I found this open letter helpful. www.maldef.org/2025/01/mald...
I want LULAC to run that ad. MALDEF. The United Council of Churches. Literally any civil society org focused on racism or immigrant justice.
This is bigger than the Harris campaign.
This is bigger than the Harris campaign.
October 22, 2024 at 9:57 PM
I want LULAC to run that ad. MALDEF. The United Council of Churches. Literally any civil society org focused on racism or immigrant justice.
This is bigger than the Harris campaign.
This is bigger than the Harris campaign.
The proposal threatens statutory protections for children with limited English proficiency and could disproportionately harm Latino families.
MALDEF is urging the Administration for Children and Families to withdraw the proposal. Read the letter we sent: www.maldef.org/vdm6
MALDEF is urging the Administration for Children and Families to withdraw the proposal. Read the letter we sent: www.maldef.org/vdm6
October 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The proposal threatens statutory protections for children with limited English proficiency and could disproportionately harm Latino families.
MALDEF is urging the Administration for Children and Families to withdraw the proposal. Read the letter we sent: www.maldef.org/vdm6
MALDEF is urging the Administration for Children and Families to withdraw the proposal. Read the letter we sent: www.maldef.org/vdm6
Next week start working AGAIN ( since 2012) with old Turn Tx Blue/local Dems/ LULAC & MALDEF.
Will be training field workers set to start working NOW for 26 Midterms
Will be training field workers set to start working NOW for 26 Midterms
November 12, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Next week start working AGAIN ( since 2012) with old Turn Tx Blue/local Dems/ LULAC & MALDEF.
Will be training field workers set to start working NOW for 26 Midterms
Will be training field workers set to start working NOW for 26 Midterms
Preliminary approval granted! A judge has taken the first step in approving a class-action settlement for DACA recipients & other immigrants denied credit services from Kinecta Credit Union. MALDEF protects immigrants’ rights to participate in our economy: www.maldef.org/2025/02/judg...
JUDGE GRANTS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT IN DISCRIMINATORY-LENDING LAWSUIT - MALDEF
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement between Kinecta Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immig...
www.maldef.org
February 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Preliminary approval granted! A judge has taken the first step in approving a class-action settlement for DACA recipients & other immigrants denied credit services from Kinecta Credit Union. MALDEF protects immigrants’ rights to participate in our economy: www.maldef.org/2025/02/judg...
If your civil/citizenship rights are violated, find legal help thru reputable resources:
1. ACLU: www.aclu.org
2. NAACP Legal Defense Fund: www.naacpldf.org
3. Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF): www.maldef.org
4. Asian Americans Advancing Justice: www.advancingjustice.org
1. ACLU: www.aclu.org
2. NAACP Legal Defense Fund: www.naacpldf.org
3. Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF): www.maldef.org
4. Asian Americans Advancing Justice: www.advancingjustice.org
November 16, 2024 at 1:07 PM
If your civil/citizenship rights are violated, find legal help thru reputable resources:
1. ACLU: www.aclu.org
2. NAACP Legal Defense Fund: www.naacpldf.org
3. Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF): www.maldef.org
4. Asian Americans Advancing Justice: www.advancingjustice.org
1. ACLU: www.aclu.org
2. NAACP Legal Defense Fund: www.naacpldf.org
3. Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF): www.maldef.org
4. Asian Americans Advancing Justice: www.advancingjustice.org
February 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Greenberg's work kept expanding: employment discrimination, voting rights, school desegregation and the death penalty. He also helped launch MALDEF, bringing the legal strategy pioneered by LDF to the Mexican American civil rights movement.
8/10
8/10
August 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Greenberg's work kept expanding: employment discrimination, voting rights, school desegregation and the death penalty. He also helped launch MALDEF, bringing the legal strategy pioneered by LDF to the Mexican American civil rights movement.
8/10
8/10
17 Aug 25 -- CA trans volleyball player Emma Morquecho sues Westcliff University & NCAA after her athletic scholarship was revoked, having quit her job & moved from Phoenix to Irvine after WU recruited her. Emma's suit is backed by Mexican American Defense Fund (MALDEF).
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Volleyball player sues California university that revoked her scholarship for being trans
Emma Morquecho moved to California to play for Westcliff University. Then the Cal Pac Conference yanked her scholarship.
www.advocate.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
17 Aug 25 -- CA trans volleyball player Emma Morquecho sues Westcliff University & NCAA after her athletic scholarship was revoked, having quit her job & moved from Phoenix to Irvine after WU recruited her. Emma's suit is backed by Mexican American Defense Fund (MALDEF).
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
DACA is not dead. Don’t let misinformation tell you otherwise. ⚖️ MALDEF will continue defending the rights of DACA-eligible immigrants. Read our full statement here: www.maldef.org/0g1m
May 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
DACA is not dead. Don’t let misinformation tell you otherwise. ⚖️ MALDEF will continue defending the rights of DACA-eligible immigrants. Read our full statement here: www.maldef.org/0g1m
Donald Trump does not have the authority to override the U.S. Constitution and ban birthright citizenship. MALDEF will stand up for anyone whose citizenship is threatened by this lawless executive order. Read our statement here:
www.maldef.org/kghm
www.maldef.org/kghm
MALDEF STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP’S THREAT TO END BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP - MALDEF
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship, guaranteed under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to MALDE...
www.maldef.org
January 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Donald Trump does not have the authority to override the U.S. Constitution and ban birthright citizenship. MALDEF will stand up for anyone whose citizenship is threatened by this lawless executive order. Read our statement here:
www.maldef.org/kghm
www.maldef.org/kghm