Farmers Branch Xenophobia
January 24-
City coffers are down $1.5 million and counting over court battles to keep landlords from renting to illegals.
December 4, 2008-
Judge Priddy hired a firm to retrieve the documents at the city's expense and has appointed himself to oversee the process.
November 30, 2008-
It's not like the Animal Control people haven't been trying to catch him for a couple of years.
September 27, 2008-
... to the tune of $480,000, resulting from the anti-illegal immigration case the city lost in court this summer.
September 15, 2008-
Farmers Branch had planned to put its immigrant rental ban into effect on Monday.
September 13, 2008-
U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle issued the order while the courts handle discrimination lawsuits brought on by the immigration ordinance.
August 30, 2008-
Courts don't like provisions of the illegal immigrant housing rental ban? No problem! City attorneys draft different ones.
May 29, 2008-
14-1 map created by a judge set a precedent that may affect Farmers Branch case filed this week.
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The burden of proving citizenship is now on tenants in Farmers Branch, not their landlords.
May 10, 2008-
The monitors want to make sure everything is done by the book.
March 26, 2008
March 19, 2008-
But that's O.K. - ICE has another solution for them, in the form of investigator training to identify document and benefit fraud.
March 6, 2008-
O'Hare is best known for sponsoring Farmers Branch's controversial immigration ordinance.
January 24, 2008-
O'Hare led the push to kick illegal immigrants out of Farmers Branch as a member of the city council.
January 23, 2008-
Council hopes three's a charm in alienating illegal immigrants.
December 13, 2007-
Owners of various complexes were seeking damages due to inability to rent apartments to illegal immigrants.
November 27, 2007-
Activist/volunteer Elizabeth Villafranca fought tirelessly to preserve the civil rights of immigrants.
October 16, 2007-
In the final analysis, the city council is legally responsible for its actions.
September 25, 2007-
It seems Farmers Branch is using Mexican workers to hang Christmas Lights.
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The plot thickens in Farmers Branch's attempt to kick illegals to the curb.
















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