The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear two cases on city ordinances that sought to require proof of citizenship when trying to rent housing. These ordinances would levy fines against landlords who rent to undocumented immigrants seeking housing.

“Today, the ordinances’ supporters failed in their final, last ditch attempt to resurrect these laws, which have been blocked for years without ever going into effect,” said a statement by Omar Jadwat, supervising attorney of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project. “Now that these appeals are over, we look forward to Farmers Branch and Hazleton joining cities across the nation that are looking at ways to make their cities welcoming places for immigrants, rather writing hostility and discrimination into municipal law.”

Read more here: "Kobach’s drive against illegal immigration set back as U.S. Supreme Court declines cases", Kansas City Star, 03/03/2014

 
 

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"U.S. Supreme Court deals setback to Kobach on two illegal immigration ordinances", Lawrence World Journal, 03/04/2014