(LOS ANGELES) – A federal judge in Maryland held a telephonic conference today following the president’s tweet that is at odds with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling and the federal government’s own statement to the court indicating the Trump administration would be moving forward with Census 2020 without a citizenship question. During today’s hearing, U.S. […]
NALEO Educational Fund lauds victory for democracy, will mobilize Latinos for a complete count Decision to proceed with printing Census 2020 questionnaire without citizenship question comes days following Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to temporarily halt question Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund today released a statement from CEO Arturo Vargas following […]
Georgia DDS Retains Government Documents from Puerto Rico, Detains Applicants Presenting the Documents and Fails to Issue Them Driver’s Licenses FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 2nd, 2019 (Atlanta, GA) – Today, LatinoJustice PRLDEF and the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of named-Plaintiff Kenneth Caban Gonzalez, a US citizen […]
Shayla Rodriguez As Lorenzo continuously cries in his room, his right-hand wraps around his body and his left-hand covers up his mouth so his mom can’t hear him. Every time Lorenzo would cry, his father, Rogelio, would call him dramatic, but neither his mother nor his father knew that crying was one of the ways […]
5-4 decision has halted the citizenship question from moving forward, sending the case back down to the lower court for further consideration NALEO Educational Fund’s toll-free bilingual census hotline—877-EL-CENSO (877-352-3676)—will be in full operation to answer questions from the Latino community Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund today released […]
(LOS ANGELES) – The U.S. Supreme Court today required the Trump administration to go back and provide an adequate public justification for adding a citizenship question to Census 2020. The ruling calls into serious doubt whether the citizenship question can remain, especially because a meritorious claim of unconstitutional racial intent moves forward in MALDEF’s challenge […]
Francesca Burke June 26, 2019 The week of May 26th the Trump Administration proposed a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports unless the Mexican government can demonstrate that it is taking concrete steps to reduce the flow of undocumented immigrants across the border. On Monday, the Mexican government responded by implementing a plan to enforce […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION June 25, 2019 (GREENBELT, MD) – A federal judge in Maryland will determine whether newly discovered evidence indicates unconstitutional discriminatory intent was behind the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census after an appellate court granted a request to remand the case to the district court today. The ruling […]
Jun 25, 2019 | Census, Media, News Releases LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Justice today sent a letter to the U.S. Supreme Court asking the justices to rule on the Equal Protection claim currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District and a district court in Maryland. The Trump administration’s request, seeking disposition of the […]
Contact: Jennifer Zenteno, jennifer@galeo.org, 770.674.0551 (Norcross, GA): June 26th, 2019 – GALEO & OLAS at Georgia Gwinnett College open the registration process for community members to join us for a day of leadership training and development. The Latino Leaders Summit will provide skills development on policy issues, basic leadership skills and professional development skills for […]
