Government Accountability

Government Overreach in Immigration Enforcement Threatens Privacy and Property Rights

By Economics Desk | July 15, 2025

The federal government’s demand for tenant information from landlords raises serious legal and constitutional concerns, exposing a troubling overreach that endangers privacy and chills lawful property rights.

Across American cities, landlords are receiving subpoenas from immigration authorities demanding detailed personal information about their tenants—leases, rental applications, identification cards, and even forwarding addresses. These sweeping requests come without judicial oversight, raising urgent questions about the erosion of constitutional protections under the guise of immigration enforcement. When Does Law Enforcement Cross the Line? This new tactic spearheaded by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' anti-fraud unit signals a disturbing shift: using landlords as informants to fuel mass deportations absent proper legal process. Unlike traditional subpoenas signed by judges, these documents carry only agency officer signatures but threaten contempt penalties for...

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