ICE Subpoenas Landlords for Tenant Data

ICE Subpoenas Landlords for Tenant Info Without Judge’s Approval

U.S. immigration authorities are ramping up pressure on landlords to hand over private tenant information; including leases, applications, ID cards and even names of roommates with subpoenas that aren’t signed by judges. Legal experts and property managers are calling it a troubling escalation in federal enforcement efforts, reported by AP. These so-called “information enforcement subpoenas” have been issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration S…

ICE subpoenas landlords for tenant data in immigration push

ICE is issuing subpoenas to landlords for tenant info without court orders, raising legal questions about privacy, immigration enforcement, and compliance. The post ICE subpoenas landlords for tenant data in immigration push first appeared on Michigan Lawyers Weekly.

ICE subpoenas landlords for tenant data

Story highlights ICE and USCIS issued subpoenas to landlords for tenant records. Subpoenas lack judicial signatures, raising legal concerns. Experts warn landlords may violate Fair Housing laws. Legal scholars urge caution and suggest compliance is optional. ATLANTA — Immigration authorities are demanding that landlords turn over leases, rental applications, forwarding addresses, identification cards and other

ICE Demands Tenant Information from Landlords Without Court Order

ICE can enforce subpoenas, but it would first have to file a lawsuit in federal court and obtain a judge's approval. Lawyers advise not returning calls or voicemails from ICE. By R.J. Rico ATLANTA (AP) — Immigration authorities are demanding that landlords turn over leases, rental applications, forwarding addresses, identification cards and other information on their tenants, a sign that the Trump administration is targeting them to assist in it…

Court Addresses Evidentiary Privileges, Will Hear Testimony from ICE Officials Tomorrow

BOSTON—Below are highlights from today’s proceedings in the trial before Judge William G. Young in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in a case challenging the Trump administration’s policy of ideological deportation. The court addressed the government’s invocation of certain evidentiary privileges, stating that he had previously rejected the government’s overbroad assertion of the law enforcement privilege, sustaining to