HUD moves to end assistance for families with mixed immigration status
Source: Politico
02/19/2026 01:08 PM EST
The Department of Housing and Urban Development released its long-awaited proposed rule Thursday to prevent families with mixed immigration statuses from receiving certain federal housing assistance.
Under current HUD regulations, mixed-status families — which include some members whose citizenship or immigration status makes them eligible to receive federal housing assistance as well as some members who are ineligible — can receive assistance on a decreased basis, calculated with the percentage of eligible family members. HUD’s proposed rule would limit that decreased assistance to a temporary, 30-day period, which is meant to provide a buffer for family members whose eligibility is pending verification.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, 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. “We have zero tolerance for pushing aside hardworking U.S. citizens while enabling others to exploit decades-old loopholes.”
The proposed rule comes as local housing agencies are nearing the HUD-imposed deadline to re-verify the citizenship and immigration status of thousands of federally supported tenants which the administration flagged as potentially ineligible.
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