U.S. probes alleged bias by sheriff in public housing inspections
Law • August 2011 • Views: 942
The U.S. Justice Department will investigate alleged discrimination by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in the Antelope Valley, officials said Thursday. The probe centers on potential civil rights infringements against residents of government subsidized housing, the bulk of whom are black and Latino, in the historically white area.
The announcement comes after allegations from civil rights lawyers that elected leaders in Lancaster and Palmdale have tried to drive out minority residents.