Overview

• HUD Deputy Secretary Andrew Hughes issued an internal memo making English the default language for all departmental communications effective immediately.
• The department will strip non-English flyers and translations from its website and HUD-funded facilities as part of an ongoing, iterative implementation.
• HUD will preserve language accommodations required by federal law, including under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Violence Against Women Act, and for hearing- and vision-impaired individuals.
• The change implements President Trump’s March executive order designating English as the official U.S. language and aligns with Justice Department guidance ahead of a public-comment period on updated rules.
• Officials say the rollback could reduce taxpayer costs and reverses previous multilingual support that covered more than 222 languages.