Some apartment leasing offices in Oklahoma City say Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are showing up asking for tenant information, saying they are doing “welfare checks” to make sure kids are not being trafficked, according to reports.
Oklahoma is among other states, including Georgia, where immigration authorities are demanding landlords turn over leases and rental applications, and even want them to provide forwarding addresses.
ICE agents seek tenant information
On Wednesday, leasing office staff in Oklahoma City told News 9 that ICE agents came into their office saying they were doing welfare checks to make sure kids were not being trafficked. Leasing office staff declined to give their names out of fear of retaliation.
Oklahoma Sen. Michael Brooks-Jimenez, who is a lawyer and a Democrat, said he is aware that something similar is happening…