We’ve written about Farmer’s Branch, Texas since 1996, when they first passed an ordinance effectively banning the existence of undocumented families by making it a crime to rent to them. The Texas town is in the news again with a second federal judge coming down with a decision stating that the ordinance is unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle of Dallas ruled Wednesday that the ordinance was an attempt to enforce U.S. immigration laws – something the judge said only the federal government can do.

The judge also issued a permanent injunction to stop Farmers Branch from enforcing Ordinance 2952.

This is the second time that a judge has ruled against the law which denies people the right to live where they choose but probably not the last we will hear about it since Mayor Tim O’Hare (sounds like an immigrant name no?) has vowed to appeal.

We all know the federal government has been enforcing immigration laws, since we have seen detentions and deportations go up under Obama.

Via / Dallas News with a special shout out to our friends at the Latin Americanist