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A square graphic showing a large hand in a suit jacket pointing towards an open door, as if gesturing for someone to leave. Above the image, text says: “BREAKING NEWS: Trump’s HUD plans to cut benefits for tenants. A new proposal will take away housing from HUD tenants who cannot meet harsh work requirements and require them to leave their homes after only two years - potentially kicking millions of tenants out of HUD housing.” The NHLP logo is in the bottom left corner.

JUST IN: Instead of fixing the housing crisis, Trump’s HUD wants to make it worse by taking housing away from families just trying to make ends meet. We’re ready to defend our federal housing programs and fight to keep people stably housed.

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Trump’s HUD wants to cut programs that keep 750,000 people housed, but NHLP and @homelesslaw.bsky.social have a new toolkit for fighting back. Learn how to defend families at risk of losing housing if Trump cuts funding to crucial homelessness prevention programs ➡️ www.nhlp.org/nhlp-publica...

A square graphic showing two hands - one is reaching out to grab a set of house keys out of another. Above the image, text says: “BREAKING NEWS: Trump’s HUD revokes critical tenant protection. HUD is bypassing a required public comment period to eliminate a rule that protects against unfair and avoidable evictions. Some tenants could now be evicted with as little as 3 days’ notice.” The NHLP logo is in the bottom left corner.

BREAKING: Trump’s HUD is rushing to remove a rule that protects millions of families from unfair evictions. By skipping the mandatory public comment period, they’re telling us that we don’t get a say in policies that affect our lives. This will not go unchallenged.

Tonight, Trump will take the stage to try to sell us yet another agenda that won't fix our country's housing crisis. Meanwhile, his administration is working behind the scenes to dismantle the very programs that keep us housed. We're not buying it.

Our February newsletter is coming out soon. Don't miss this special report on HUD's latest moves - and how we're fighting back.

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Graphic has dark blue border on white background. AP’s logo is at the top middle. The NHLP logo sits at the bottom. The title of the article and author name are below: “HUD proposes rule that would force noncitizens from public housing by Michael Casey” Text reads: “The measure would effectively bar mixed status families —- where some household members are eligible for help — from housing and is part of the government’s immigration crackdown. A similar rule was proposed but never finalized during the first Trump administration and is mentioned as a policy priority in the conservative blueprint Project 2025. “Our country can ensure that every one of us, no matter where we come from or what language we speak, has a safe home,” Shamus Roller, the executive director of the National Housing Law Project said in a statement. “Instead, Trump is trying to evict immigrant families, citizen and non-citizen, from HUD housing.”

No matter where we come from or how long we’ve lived here, we have the resources to ensure that everyone has a safe place to call home, including immigrant families and children. NHLP Exec. Director @shamusroller.bsky.social talked w/ @apnews.com’s Michael Casey about Trump’s newest housing threat:

Graphic has dark blue border on white background. Newsweek’s logo is at the top middle. The NHLP logo sits at the bottom. The title of the article and author name are below: “Families With Migrants May Be Barred From Subsidized Housing by Dan Gooding and Billal Rahman.” Text reads: “Shamus Roller, executive director of the National Housing Law Project, in a statement shared with Newsweek: “Trump’s proposal runs contrary to federal law and is designed to instill fear and hardship on immigrant families. His administration deflects blame for the housing crisis onto immigrants so they can continue dismantling HUD’s hallmark and lifesaving housing programs. The result would be over 100,000 people evicted, including more than 37,000 children, many of them citizens. HUD also seeks to enlist housing authorities and owners into immigration enforcement and away from its core mission–providing affordable housing in the midst of a national housing crisis."

Trump’s HUD is responsible for providing solutions to our current housing crisis - not distractions that scapegoat and target immigrant families. NHLP Exec. Director @shamusroller.bsky.social spoke w/ Dan Gooding and Billal Rahman of @newsweek.com:

Graphic has dark blue border on white background. AP’s logo is at the top middle. The NHLP logo sits at the bottom. The title of the article and author name are below: “HUD proposes rule that would force noncitizens from public housing by Michael Casey” Text reads: “The measure would effectively bar mixed status families —- where some household members are eligible for help — from housing and is part of the government’s immigration crackdown. A similar rule was proposed but never finalized during the first Trump administration and is mentioned as a policy priority in the conservative blueprint Project 2025. “Our country can ensure that every one of us, no matter where we come from or what language we speak, has a safe home,” Shamus Roller, the executive director of the National Housing Law Project said in a statement. “Instead, Trump is trying to evict immigrant families, citizen and non-citizen, from HUD housing.”

No matter where we come from or how long we’ve lived here, we have the resources to ensure that everyone has a safe place to call home, including immigrant families and children. NHLP Exec. Director @shamusroller.bsky.social talked w/ @apnews.com’s Michael Casey about Trump’s newest housing threat:

KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER! Virtual Teach-in Within the coming days, HUD will publish a proposal to evict immigrants living in subsidized housing (including Public Housing and Section 8). That means 100,000 of our neighbors across the US will ha...

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A rectangle graphic with text at the top highlighted in tan. The text reads "Todos merecemos la libertag de vivir donde queremos y cuidar a nuestra familias sin el miedo de ser desalojados." Below the text are two photos of small families cut out. One is a family of four, smiling and facing the camera with their arms around each other. The other is mother also smiling, and her arms are wrapped around two children. Below the families is a photo of a street with houses. The Keep Families Together logo is in the top right.

A rectangle graphic with text at the top highlighted in tan. The text reads "All of us deserve the freedom to live where we want and take care of our family without fear of being evicted." Below the text are two photos of small families cut out. One is a family of four, smiling and facing the camera with their arms around each other. The other is mother also smiling, and her arms are wrapped around two children. Below the families is a photo of a street with houses. The Keep Families Together logo is in the top right.

Rather than solve the housing crisis, Trump and HUD want to evict certain immigrant families from their homes. This proposal will hurt all of our communities.

➡️Take action with us. Go to keep-families-together.org to make your voice heard. #KeepFamiliesTogether

Tenant and immigrant rights groups are condemning HUD’s proposed rule that would strip housing from mixed-status families. The policy could displace tens of thousands, including nearly 37,000 children, most of them U.S. citizens. Read: visit.latinojustice.org/hud-rule

Graphic has dark blue border on white background. NPR’s logo is at the top middle. The NHLP logo sits at the bottom. The title of the article and author name are below: “HUD rule could push families with undocumented immigrants out of their homes by Jennifer Ludden” Text reads: “The Department of Housing and Urban Development wants to ban families with any member who is undocumented from living in federally subsidized housing. A proposed rule also would require local housing authorities to report any tenant not eligible for rental aid to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. "Trump's proposal runs contrary to federal law and is designed to instill fear and hardship on immigrant families," Shamus Roller, executive director of the National Housing Law Project, said in a statement. "His administration deflects blame for the housing crisis onto immigrants so they can continue dismantling HUD's hallmark and lifesaving housing programs."”

Thanks to Trump’s new proposal, some immigrant families may need to decide whether to split up to stay housed, or face eviction and homelessness together. NHLP’s Exec. Director @shamusroller.bsky.social dug deeper with @npr.org’s Jennifer Ludden:

We’re ready to fight this. Stay tuned.

No matter what language we speak or how long we’ve lived here, everyone deserves a safe place to call home. That includes the seniors, domestic violence survivors, and 37,000 U.S. citizen children whose families will be needlessly torn apart if Trump and Turner get their way.

Trump and Turner are just exploiting the housing crisis to continue their power grab. Instead of setbacks, we all need solutions - including the 200,000 families and countless others across the country who could lose their homes if this HUD proposal is made law.

And this proposal would affect EVERYONE who gets HUD assistance. 9 million people would have to cut through even more red tape just to keep a roof over their heads, including seniors without copies of their documents, people with disabilities who have trouble getting IDs, etc...

Since these family members are paying more, HUD uses that money towards rental assistance for everyone else, including U.S. citizens. Without mixed status families, HUD actually loses $200M+ from rent they would have paid, which means less $ for vouchers and maintenance overall 🤷‍♂️

Under current law, families with mixed immigration status actually pay MORE for their HUD housing than other families do. They receive what’s called “prorated rental assistance,” which means only eligible family members receive HUD assistance, and the family pays the rest themselves.

Despite what Turner says in his op-ed, this plan would not get U.S. citizens off the housing assistance waitlist. It would worsen the housing crisis for all of us, with more money spent on administrative costs, less money going into housing assistance, and fewer low-income units.

HUD wants to force immigrant families to make an impossible choice between their housing and family. This plan would force all HUD residents, regardless of citizenship status, to run their personal data through a faulty DHS system, submit burdensome documentation, or get evicted.

The real “exploitation” here is Scott Turner trying to dupe people into blaming immigrants for the housing crisis he's in charge of fixing.

A thread on how our current laws actually work, and why getting rid of them will cost everyone more time, money, and misery:

A square graphic showing a family of four with their arms around each other standing beside a winding path leading from a small house. Above the image, text says: “BREAKING NEWS: Trump’s HUD seeks to split up immigrant families. A new proposal targets immigrant families in HUD housing, forcing people to make the impossible choice of staying with their family or staying housed.” The NHLP logo is in the bottom left corner.

NEWS: No matter where we come from, all of us need a safe place to call home. But Trump’s HUD announced a proposal to tear apart immigrant families and kick them out of HUD housing. They forgot that we defeated this proposal in 2019 - and we’re going to do it again.

We’re celebrating AB 2128, Asm. Quirk-Silva’s new bill to protect families and the public housing authorities who serve them from Trump’s efforts to take away their housing. This bill shields families across California from federal attacks that could put millions at risk of losing their homes.

Square graphic with three sections focusing on a housing rights figure from Black American history. Each has a grayscale photo, year, and description. First section reads: “1870. Sojourner Truth traveled all along the East coast organizing for land grants from the federal government to former enslaved people.” There’s a photo of Sojourner Truth looking into the camera. Second section reads: “1940. Black women (often unnamed and uncredited in history) led New Deal-era public housing tenant associations to fight for better conditions.” There’s a photo of a woman standing in the street with a sign that says “Our boss owns 77 houses. We can’t pay rent.” Third section reads: “1969. Sen. Edward Brooke co-authored the Fair Housing Act, and the Brooke Amendment, which set rent caps for low-income tenants.” There’s a photo of Senator Brooke looking up from his desk at the camera. Banner on bottom reads “Black History Month” with the logo of the National Housing Law Project.

In the United States, the history of housing justice and Black liberation are closely connected. When we remember Black history, we can build towards Black futures.

Today, along with the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, we're celebrating a WIN for Española tenants, with a new settlement that will provide immediate housing justice for families and longer-term affordability for the apartment complex they call home.

“Americans across races, places, and parties value our freedoms – but the Trump administration continues to violate them by abducting our neighbors, ending life-saving public assistance programs, and terrorizing Minneapolis and other cities across our country. Trump is doing everything he can to take control and stability away from us all, especially Black and brown families and anyone who gets in his way. “Government shutdowns have real consequences but now is a time to resist state terror and protect democracy. We support Members of Congress who have refused to fund Trump’s masked and violent agents. “We’re fighting for our freedoms, our families, and our futures. While full government funding is essential to keep Americans housed, we support congressional efforts to curb the lawlessness of ICE and CBP.”

Our communities deserve the basic freedom of safety and stability without fear. But right now Trump is undermining and threatening it. That’s why we’re supporting the Representatives who are fighting to protect democracy and safeguard our freedoms.

Graphic has dark blue border on white background. CBS’s logo is at the top middle. The NHLP logo sits at the bottom. The title of the article and author name are below: “Judge Blocks HUD’s Effort to Overhaul Federal Funding for Homeless Services by Roshan Abraham” Black text reads: “HUD’s 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity—since rescinded and shut down by a judge—was in the amount of $3.9 billion, higher than the $3.6 billion in funding available last year. But this number was deceptive, according to Deborah Thrope, deputy director of the National Housing Law Project: HUD pulled some of its other funds for permanent housing, instead pooling them into Continuum of Care funds that were tailored to prioritize temporary housing. “This administration basically waited until the last minute, changed it, and now they’re saying we’re going to get funding up and running in March, but that’s wholly unrealistic,” Thrope told Shelterforce/Next City before the judge’s ruling.”

The Trump administration’s attempts to cut one of the most important funding sources for housing homeless people is making it impossible for service providers to keep families safe and sheltered. NHLP’s Deputy Director Deb Thorpe spoke about why with Roshan Abraham from @shelterforce.bsky.social.

Sky-high housing costs continue to outpace wages. Now’s the time for solutions, not more roadblocks. Check out our factsheet breaking down howTrump’s HUD proposal would kick millions of our neighbors off housing assistance ➡️ www.nhlp.org/our-initiati...

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