The U.S. District Court judge has thrown out parts of the ordinance that sought to ban hiring or renting to illegal immigrants.
Part of Fremont's controversial ordinance that sought to ban hiring or renting to illegal immigrants has been rejected, but much of the rule might still take effect next month.
U.S. District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp said parts of the 2010 ordinance that would have denied housing permits to illegal immigrants are discriminatory and interfere with federal law. Fremont's attorney Kris Kobach, who is also Kansas' Secretary of State, says 75 percent of the ordinance was upheld. That includes requiring that Fremont employers use the federal E-Verify database to ensure employees are legal. Kobach says the city can still require anyone seeking to rent property to apply for a $5 city permit and check their citizenship status. Kobach says the ruling simply prevents the city from revoking those permits.
