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Jul 29, 2022

Un tribunal de Texas ordena frenar la elección de este sábado de LULAC en Puerto Rico

Washington D.C.– Una jueza de un tribunal del condado de Dallas, en Texas, ordenó esta noche que se suspenda la elección de mañana, sábado, en Puerto Rico para escoger los directivos de la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos (LULAC), en respuesta a una demanda de miembros de la organización que denuncian que el Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) ha desarrollado un esquema para controlarla de forma hostil.

Jul 29, 2022

National Assembly Meeting in Recess per Temporary Restraining Order Mandate

LULAC was served tonight by a temporary restraining order (TRO) that enjoins or prevents us from having a national election in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Saturday, July 30, 2022. The members of the national board are named as defendants in the matter, and as such, any actions by them or anyone else that violate the TRO can and will have serious consequences up to and including monetary fines and jail time.

Jan 24, 2022

Latino leaders plan lawsuit to change 'gross' underrepresentation in Houston City Council

Houston Chronicle

The lack of Latinos on the City Council undermines the legitimacy of Houston’s government, experts say, and is something that a prominent Hispanic organization is pushing to change with a lawsuit and ballot proposition.

Dec 22, 2021

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis discusses clemency for truck driver sentenced to 110 years in prison

Fox News

The League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, met with the Democratic governor to discuss the case of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos. Aguilera-Mederos, 26, was sentenced earlier this month for an April 2019 crash on Interstate 70 near Denver that killed four people.

Oct 10, 2021

Judge blocks Texas governor's order limiting number of ballot drop-off sites

ABC News

Governor Greg Abbott is trying to prey on the fear of the pandemic which will keep Hispanics from wanting to risk their lives by going to the polls in person

Sep 7, 2021

LULAC files lawsuit to prevent new voting law in Texas from going into effect

KSAT San Antonio

Less than an hour after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law Tuesday that enacts new voting restrictions in Texas, the nation’s largest and oldest Latino civil rights organization filed a federal lawsuit in hopes of preventing the law from going into effect.

Sep 7, 2021

Texas faces three lawsuits against restrictive new voting law signed Tuesday by Gov. Greg Abbott

San Antonio Current

“Texas voters deserve fair, open, and transparent elections, not a process rigged to deny our communities, whose numbers are growing, the right to vote."

Dec 4, 2020

LULAC President Tells CNN More Latinos Needed In Biden Cabinet

CNN Politics

Biden has a great opportunity to have a Cabinet that truly looks like America and to fulfill his promises. Right now, I'm still a little disappointed we haven't seen more diversity. In the few picks he's made so far, he seems like to be going back to the Obama administration instead of looking for fresh new talent.

Jun 29, 2020

LULAC National President Domingo Garcia says the military is not protecting female soldiers. Vanessa Guillen disappeared from Fort Hood two months ago.

WFAA ABC 8

"There’s cameras everywhere, so it's really impossible for her to disappear there from the largest military base in the United States without anyone knowing or finding out,”

Jul 30, 2019

LULAC Files Lawsuit Over Non-Citizen Voter List that ‘May Have Been Overstated'

NBC DFW 5

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) filed a lawsuit Tuesday in San Antonio against Texas Secretary of State David Whitley and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claiming the release of 95,000 potential non-citizen voters is an attempt to suppress Latino voters.

Jan 24, 2019

LULAC President lays out demands for White House

McClatchy DC Bureau

LULAC President Domingo Garcia describes his meeting with White House adviser Jared Kushner on a potential deal to re-open the government, Thursday, January 24, 2019.

Jan 23, 2019

White House to host Latino groups for immigration reform meeting

CNN Politics

“Make no mistake about it, LULAC is there, first and foremost to demand that federal workers be allowed to get back to their jobs,” Domingo Garcia, national president of LULAC, said in a statement.

Apr 9, 2017

Dallas Mega March organizer Domingo Garcia talks about the event

NBC DFW 5 News

Dallas Mega March organizer Domingo Garcia talks about the event. Plus, Congressman Michael Burgess talks Syria, healthcare and the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. Join us Sunday morning at 8:40 for Lone Star Politics.

Feb 21, 2007

Domingo Garcia Leading March on Immigration Enforcement HQ Today

The Dallas Observer

"This year we're looking at creating a new movement to liberate the 14 million people who live in the shadows of America because of their immigration status," lawyer and former state representative Domingo Garcia