MUNICIPAL OVERREACHING; Federal Preemption as it applies to Town Ordinances Outlawing the Rental of Housing to Undocumented Aliens

Hayden Patrick O'Byrne, University of Miami

Abstract

Within the past year or so a handful of towns around the United States have passed ordinances prohibiting undocumented aliens from renting housing. This paper explores how these ordinances are incompatible with the Federal Immigration Scheme and preempted by Federal Law.