Why HUD Wants to Restrict Assistance for Immigrants

The Trump administration is targeting immigrants with a new policy—this time, by seeking to restrict housing assistance for families with mixed-citizenship status. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a new rule that seeks to vet all members of families applying for subsidized or public housing, even those who have declared themselves ineligible in the application. According to the administration, this rule, if promulgated, would help cut down the years-long waitlist for public assistance. But housing advocates say that it would have little to no effect on the factors that prevent millions of eligible households from finding public housing or rental assistance.