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Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords, stirring questions and confusion
https://apnews.com/article/ice-letters-landlords-tenant-immigration-dacd6d4b24adbc5c916d72cb10f13b44Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords, stirring questions and confusion
BY R.J. RICO
Updated 9:05 PM PDT, July 14, 2025
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 its drive for mass deportations.
Eric Teusink, an Atlanta-area real estate attorney, said several clients recently received subpoenas asking for entire files on tenants. A rental application can include work history, marital status and family relationships.
The two-page “information enforcement subpoena,” which Teusink shared exclusively with The Associated Press, also asks for information on other people who lived with the tenant. One, dated May 1, is signed by an officer for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ' anti-fraud unit. However, it is not signed by a judge.
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