HUD resurrects first-term Trump policy to eject all non-citizens from public housing
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The Trump administration announced Thursday it is reviving a first-term policy to eject undocumented immigrants from public housing nationwide.

HUD Secretary Scott Turner declared a “zero tolerance” policy to remove “illegal aliens” and “fraudsters” from taxpayer-funded units. He said they were “riding the coattails of American taxpayers.”

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is stepping up scrutiny of public housing rolls and will sanction authorities that fail to properly verify residents’ legal status.

This returns to the 2019 plan pushed by Stephen Miller to address long waiting lists for public housing by prioritizing eligible households.

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