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Immigration · Report · File No. 261112-651

HUD rule ends 1995 policy letting mixed-status families share public housing

A new federal rule requires proof of citizenship or eligible immigration status in HUD-funded housing. A research group says it could push about 80,000 people out of their homes, many of them U.S.-citizen children.

By the National Desk · · 3 min read

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a new rule Thursday. It requires residents of federally funded public housing to show proof of U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status 1. HUD announced it had finalized the rule on Nov. 10 2.

The rule ends a policy that has been in place since 1995. That policy let "mixed-status" families live together in HUD-funded housing, as long as federal subsidies covered only the members who were eligible 1. A mixed-status family includes both people who qualify for aid and people who do not.

How many people could be affected

The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research group, estimates the rule could displace nearly 80,000 people. That includes tens of thousands of citizens in mixed-status families 1. About 20,000 families could be affected, and about 37,000 of the people are children, mostly U.S. citizens, the group said 1.

Families in all 50 states would be affected. The largest numbers are in New York, California and Texas 1. A coalition of 22 state attorneys general counted more than 7,000 mixed-status households in California and 2,500 in New York 1.

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The rule may force families to choose between staying together in housing outside the public system and splitting up their households 1.

This is tearing apart families and sowing division,
Marie Claire Tran-Leung, director, Evictions Initiative Project, and managing attorney, National Housing Law Project1

Tran-Leung, who directs the Evictions Initiative Project at the National Housing Law Project, said the old policy worked well for all sides. Mixed-status households often paid a higher share of rent because their subsidies were prorated, experts say. She said HUD will likely face financial shortfalls if those families leave 1.

What the administration says

HUD Secretary Scott Turner said in a statement that homeless veterans, disabled people, older adults and domestic violence victims wait on lists while ineligible people use the system 1.

American taxpayers will no longer foot the bill.
Scott Turner, HUD Secretary, Republican administration1

Turner's statement cited an audit that found nearly 200,000 tenants with incomplete or unverified eligibility status. It also said HUD-funded housing serves only a quarter of eligible households in need 1. HUD's release says the rule covers tenants already living in mixed-status households. People who declare citizenship must provide documents, and people who declare eligible immigration status must submit evidence for verification 2.

A long fight over the rule

HUD tried to change the policy in 2019, during the first Trump administration. It withdrew that proposal in 2021 1. The agency brought the idea back in February 2026 and drew more than 11,000 public comments over three months 1.

In an April letter, the 22 attorneys general said the rule "would inflict significant economic costs on the States and exacerbate the affordable housing crisis." 1 One commenter, Claire Stanley, a senior in public housing in Auburn, Washington, wrote that the rule "won't save money because the increase in homelessness will cost more than just allowing families to stay together." 1

What happens next

The coverage and HUD's release do not say when the rule takes effect. CBS News said it asked housing authorities in California, New York and Texas how they would carry it out 1. That detail will decide how fast families face a choice.

That matters because the rule ties the administration's immigration crackdown to housing security. Public housing already reaches only a fraction of the people who qualify, and the families at risk include children who are citizens 1.

The Record

  1. Mixed-status families are allowed to live together in HUD-funded housing, with subsidies covering only eligible members 1.
  2. HUD withdraws a 2019 proposal to change the provision 1.
  3. HUD reintroduces the proposed rule and draws more than 11,000 comments over three months 12.
  4. The final rule is published, requiring proof of citizenship or eligible status in HUD-funded housing 1.
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Sources

  1. CBS News, “New federal housing rule could displace thousands, experts warn” (2026-11-12). cbsnews.com/news/hud-public-housing-citizenship-immigration-
  2. HUD, “HUD Action Ensures All HUD-Assisted Tenants Are Fully Eligible Under the Law” (2026-11-10). hud.gov/news/hud-no-26-091

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