March 25, 2010 – The Dallas Morning News reports that U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle of Dallas issued a permanent injunction to stop the City of Farmers Branch from enforcing a city ordinance banning illegal immigrants from renting apartments.
The judge ruled that Ordinance 2952 was an attempt to enforce U.S. immigration laws, something she said only the federal government can do.
William “Bill” Brewer, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said the firm would continue the fight on behalf of the landlords in the city challenging the ordinance.
The article noted that about one-quarter of Farmers Branch residents were born outside the United States, and about 47 percent of the city’s population was Hispanic.
“We’ve been involved... because of the broader implications of how we are all going to live together,” Brewer said. “I not only owe that to my clients but I owe it to my children.”
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