In Los Angeles, landlords are banned from asking immigration status of tenants

The City Council of Los Angeles (California) 12 April approved a draft decree protecting illegal immigrants who rent housing in the city.

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In accordance with this document, the landlord has no right to ask or make inquiries about the immigration status of the tenant, and if he knows him, he should not disclose this information to third parties, writes Los Angeles Daily News.

The project was proposed by the Committee on Immigrants, Civil Rights and Justice and is aimed at protecting immigrants from threats or inconvenient questions from their landlords, if they are based solely on immigration status.

At the moment, violation of this ruling will be punished with a fine of 1000 dollars and imprisonment for up to six months. But the city prosecutor's office asked the Committee to study options for toughening both types of punishments and submit the relevant proposals to the city council.

Recall that in the US for several months is gaining momentum immigration conflict between the Trump administration and California. On March 2, the state sued the White House for deciding to add the citizenship issue to the list of issues during the 2020 census. And in February, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit demanding the repeal of three California laws in force, providing the state with “asylum” status for illegal immigrants.

In addition, California Governor Jerry Brown in early April pardoned five illegal immigrants with a criminal history, which significantly complicated the process of their deportation, since they now formally have no criminal past and are not criminals. This step angered President Donald Trump.

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