The Trump administration is placing unlawful aliens on discover: taxpayer-funded housing is for AMERICANS, not for individuals who broke the regulation to return right here.
On Friday, Housing and City Growth (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner introduced that each one Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) nationwide have 30 days to conduct audits verifying the authorized standing of each single tenant in Part 8 housing and different HUD-funded packages.
The primary housing authority to face scrutiny is Washington, D.C., the place Turner confirmed that the DC Housing Authority has already been placed on discover, in keeping with Fox Information.
Greater than 3,000 PHAs throughout the nation are receiving the identical marching orders. In the event that they fail to conform, Turner warned, they danger dropping federal funding.
Turner revealed that just one out of 4 eligible American households presently receives HUD help as a consequence of previous administrations turning a blind eye to unlawful alien abuse.
In a blistering letter to each Public Housing Authority (PHA) in America, Turner laid down the regulation: inside 30 days, all housing businesses should present a full and full accounting of each tenant residing in HUD-funded housing.
Meaning names, mailing addresses, variety of bedrooms, the price of every unit, and most significantly, proof of American citizenship or authorized immigration standing.
The start of the top for illegals residing in taxpayer-funded housing begins now.@POTUS promised to place People first and HUD is delivering outcomes.
Prepare @Sec_Noem and @StephenM! pic.twitter.com/UNR6otW976
— Scott Turner (@SecretaryTurner) August 30, 2025
The letter reads:
“At present, the U.S. Division of Housing and City Growth (HUD) is taking one other direct and forceful motion to steward taxpayer {dollars} correctly and finish the subsidization of open border insurance policies in HUD-funded packages and insurance policies.
Inside 30 days of receipt of this discover, HUD is requesting that each Public Housing Authority (PHA) present a full and complete accounting of all tenants who’re receiving a Part 8 voucher and/or residing in HUD-funded housing.
HUD is requiring the identify, mailing tackle, variety of bedrooms, the price of the unit, and proof of American citizenship or eligible immigration standing as outlined by the regulation. This info is required by regulation and this administration is upholding the regulation to its fullest extent.
Now not will unlawful aliens be capable to depart citizenship packing containers clean or make the most of HUD-funded housing, using the coattails of hardworking Americans.
Presently, HUD solely serves one out of 4 eligible households due, partly, to the shortage of enforcement of prohibition towards federally funded help to unlawful aliens.
HUD will leverage all obtainable enforcement actions towards entities who don’t adjust to the request for citizenship info, together with, however not restricted to, examination of HUD funding and/or analysis of PHA program eligibility.”
WATCH:
D.C. Housing Authority is on discover — we’re demanding all citizenship info for residents.
We’re telling the identical to the greater than 3,000 Public Housing Authorities throughout the nation.
The taxpayer-funded trip is over. pic.twitter.com/oOnNckMzub
— Scott Turner (@SecretaryTurner) August 30, 2025