Public Housing Agencies Oppose HUD Plan to Evict Immigrant Families

Governing: In a congressional hearing on Tuesday, Democrats grilled Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson about a proposal that puts 55,000 children at risk of losing their home.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a rule this month in the Federal Register that would disqualify families from living in public housing or receiving Section 8 housing vouchers if they have an undocumented person living with them. It's now subject to a 60-day comment period, ending in mid-July.

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