Dem gov lashes out as Trump HUD scrutinizes nearly $2B in disaster funds over fraud concerns

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. slammed the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) after the agency suspended procurements involving the territory’s housing finance authority over concerns about fraud and abuse tied to nearly $2 billion in disaster-recovery aid. Bryan, a Democrat, said HUD’s suspension came … Read more

Judge rules HUD effort to change criteria for homeless funding is unlawful

A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration’s effort to dramatically change the criteria to get tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful. Several nonprofits filed a lawsuit last year accusing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of changing the rules for … Read more

Illegal immigrants could lose public housing under Trump HUD plan to end Clinton-era loophole

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A proposed Department of Housing and Urban Development rule would crack down on illegal immigrants or unqualified people living in public housing, closing a loophole established amid major departmental reforms under President Bill Clinton in 1996. Current HUD rules allow “mixed-status” households to use public housing under … Read more