Hispanic News

LOS ANGELES –  This Thursday MALDEF filed a lawsuit against the famed Robertson Boulevard restaurant, The Ivy, for violating the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and discriminating against a former employee. The suit was filed in California Superior Court in Los Angeles County. The lawsuit charges that the restaurant –…

Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR] March 29, 2012 - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) announced that its President & CEO Esther Aguilera was bestowed the Cross of Isabel la Catolica by the Ambassador of Spain Jorge Dezcallar at his residence in Washington, D.C. on the evening of Wednesday, March 28.   The…

Human Rights Organization Reveals Barriers Faced by Immigrant Victims of Crime, Identifies Indigenous and Latino Communities and People of Color Among Those Targeted in Discriminatory Practices Communities living along the U.S.-Mexico border, particularly Latinos, individuals perceived to be of Latino origin and Indigenous communities, are disproportionately affected by a range…

Yesterday morning, the Supreme Court issued an important decision,Vartelas v. Holder, No. 10-1211, rejecting the retroactive application of a provision of a law passed by Congress in 1996 that has prevented many lawful permanent residents (LPRs) from returning to the United States after a trip abroad. Citing the "deeply rooted…

Cites Federal Appeals Court Ruling Holding Similar Law Violates Free Speech Rights LOS ANGELES – MALDEF announced that it has sent – on behalf of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) –  the first wave of demand letters to a dozen municipalities across California threatening legal action if they fail to…

Effects of Alabama’s Anti-immigrant Law- HB 56 on Communities of Faith, Businesses, and US Citizens should serve as Cautionary Tale to Other States   MONTGOMERY – On a last week, religious and business leaders joined local leaders and affected individuals to discuss the variety of ways in which Alabamians have…

Led by the web-based technology and social media innovators at Plus Three, the Friends of the American Latino Museum continue to lead among museum-related social media sites Washington, DC – The Friends of the American Latino Museum (Friends), a 501(c)3 created to support the American Latino Museum initiative, surpassed 100,000…

Seeks to register and turn out thousands of Latinos for 2012 elections   NCLR (National Council of La Raza) launched its Mobilize to Vote (M2V) campaign, one of the country’s largest Hispanic-focused civic engagement efforts working to register and mobilize 180,000 Latinos to vote on Election Day this coming November.…

Hispanic Real Estate Leaders Say Youth, Population Growth, Household Formation,   High Desire, Labor Force Trend, To Make Latinos An Exponential Force In Housing   The era of the Hispanic homebuyer is upon us, according to the 2011 State of Hispanic Homeownership Report released last week by the National Association of Hispanic…