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HUD to close ‘mixed status households’ roommate loophole
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development proposes restricting federally subsidized housing to citizens and eligible noncitizens, potentially affecting up to 80,000 people, including 37,000 children.
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development will publish the proposed rule in the Federal Register on Friday, banning families with undocumented members from subsidized housing and ending long-term prorated assistance.
- The proposal follows a prior Trump administration effort that the Biden administration withdrew, while HUD Secretary Scott Turner framed the change as stopping ineligible noncitizens exploiting public housing.
- Agency data and independent analysis show that nearly 80,000 could face eviction, including nearly 37,000 U.S. citizen children, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
- Public Housing Authorities and private housing owners would be required to report undocumented tenants to DHS, rely on the SAVE database despite its limitations, and meet strict deadlines including a 90-day compliance window and a 30-day extension.
- Housing advocates say they will contest the proposal as housing advocates and immigrant-rights groups warn it would worsen poverty and homelessness, risking harm to U.S. citizens and immigrants.
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Trump Administration is Ending Housing Assistance Changes
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 – The Trump administration took steps on Thursday toward ending federal housing assistance for households with mixed immigration status, as it seeks to stop ineligible migrants from benefiting from the funding. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said it estimates approximately 24,000 undocumented migrants, ineligible migrants and “fraudsters” in 20,000 mixed-status households benefit from HUD assistance. Unde…
HUD Announces Rule That Would Bar Illegal Immigrants, ‘Fraudsters’ From Public Housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday said it proposed a new rule to block illegal immigrants, including members of “mixed-status households,” from living in HUD-funded housing and properties. HUD says this will reduce fraudulent activity. “The days of illegal aliens, ineligibles, and fraudsters gaming the system and riding the coattails of American taxpayers are over,” HUD Secretary Scott Turner said in a statement. …
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