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Springfield, Illinois · SpringfieldSPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill that would prohibit public schools from denying undocumented children a pre-K-12 public school education because of their actual or perceived immigration status Friday. H.B. 3247 was sponsored by Illinois State Representative Lillian Jiménez and State Senator Karina Villa. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant a…Read Article
ILLINOIS GOV. JB PRITZKER SIGNS BILL PROTECTING EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS

Immigration · Central DistrictLOS ANGELES – A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement between NuVision Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants who were denied loans and financial services based on their immigration status rather than their ability to repay. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed the lawsuit on behalf of Luis Saul Bautista Martinez, 29, of…Read Article
JUDGE GRANTS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT IN DISCRIMINATORY-LENDING LAWSUIT
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