Housing Aid as Immigration Enforcement

Draft HUD rules under OMB review would add full‑time work requirements, cap time in public housing at two years, and strip assistance from families if one member lacks legal status. Experts who reviewed the drafts estimate up to 4 million people could lose aid. This would transform housing assistance from open‑ended support to a time‑limited, work‑conditioned benefit while targeting mixed‑status households. — It illustrates how the administration is merging immigration control with the social safety net, raising homelessness risk and setting up legal and governance battles over who gets public benefits.