Chicago Landlord Ordered to Pay $80,000 After Threatening to Call ICE on Tenants
A Chicago landlord has been ordered to pay $80,000 to former tenants after threatening to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on them during a verbal dispute in June 2020. The ruling marks the first judgment under Illinois’ 2019 Immigrant Tenant Protection Act, according to the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF),…