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HUD Orders 30-Day Nationwide Audit of Public Housing to Verify Tenants’ Legal Status

The directive triggers tenant-level data submissions from more than 3,000 housing authorities under a DHS data-sharing pact, with noncompliant agencies warned their federal funding could be reviewed.

HUD Cracks Down on Illegal Immigrants in Public Housing, Orders Proof of Citizenship for Section 8 Tenants
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Eric Scott Turner testifies during his Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 16, 2025, in Washington, DC.
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Overview

  • The D.C. Housing Authority was first notified, and all public housing authorities have 30 days to report tenant names, addresses, unit details, and proof of citizenship or eligible immigration status.
  • HUD Secretary Scott Turner said the agency will use enforcement tools, including examination of HUD funding and program eligibility, if PHAs fail to comply.
  • HUD and the Department of Homeland Security are coordinating under a March memorandum to scrutinize public housing eligibility using shared data.
  • Turner frames the action as prioritizing citizens and lawful residents and barring undocumented immigrants from taxpayer-funded housing programs.
  • Former HUD staff and advocates say the checks are already required, warn the new audit could strain local agencies, and raise concerns about privacy and potential chilling effects for mixed-status families.