Farmers Branch: Federal judge issues TRO over anti-illegal immigration ordinance

From this:

The Farmers Branch city ordinance banning apartments from renting to illegal immigrants won't go into effect Tuesday as planned because a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order stopping the city from enforcing the ordinance.

Voters on May 12 by a 2-to-1 ratio said that they wanted the law, which requires apartment managers or owners to obtain proof from prospective tenants that they are U.S. citizens or in the country legally. But lawyers representing three groups of plaintiffs challenged the ordinance in federal court last week seeking the temporary restraining order to stop enforcement...

Now that the judge has issued the restraining order, a hearing must be held within 10 days to determine if the order would be lifted, or if a temporary injunction would be put in place to halt the city from implementing the law until the case goes to trial, attorneys on both sides said...

Previously: Farmers Branch: 68% vote for anti-illegal immigration ordinance; ACLU, MALDEF file TRO

Both groups involved have the same, indirect link to the Mexican government.

Immigration2007a · Mon, 05/21/2007 - 13:01 · · Importance: 1