Foes try to block city's illegal immigrant ban

By Anabelle Garay
ASSOCIATED PRESS

11:20 a.m. September 8, 2008

DALLAS – Opponents of a Dallas suburb's ordinance aimed at barring illegal immigrants from renting housing asked a federal judge Monday for a temporary restraining order to block its enforcement.
A group of landlords and a former city council member suing Farmers Branch over the ordinance filed for the restraining order.

The ordinance would require prospective renters to obtain a city license. The city would then forward information from the license application to the federal government for verification of the person's immigration status.
Anyone who couldn't prove legal U.S. residency would be denied tenants licenses, and the city would penalize landlords who rent to people without a valid license.

Opponents say the city is trying to regulate immigration even though that is the domain of the federal government

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