‘It’s racist’: Latino tenants who sued their landlord got threatening message about ICE
LA family evicted by landlord then threatened with ICE
- A Latino family in Los Angeles is suing their landlord over a 2024 eviction, alleging the landlord's attorney threatened them with immigration agents.
- The tenant, Yicenia Morales, a US citizen, expressed distress and fear after the attorney's email referenced potential deportation by ICE.
- The landlord's attorney, Rod Fehlman, denies the message was a threat, stating it was a warning about ICE arrests at courthouses and was taken out of context.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a warning that it is illegal to discriminate or retaliate against tenants based on their immigration status.
- The tenant's lawyer noted an increase in 'emboldened' comments regarding race and immigration status towards renters, linking it to the Trump administration.