Hagerty Unveils Bill to Bar 24,000 Migrants From HUD Aid as Sanctuary Cities Risk Grants
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 5
Hagerty Unveils Bill to Bar 24,000 Migrants From HUD Aid as Sanctuary Cities Risk Grants
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 5
Summary
Bill Hagerty introduced the "End Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act," which would require public housing agencies to verify citizenship and block undocumented immigrants from federally subsidized housing.
HUD estimates about 24,000 illegal immigrants, ineligible recipients and fraudsters benefit through 20,000 mixed-status households, while nearly 200,000 assisted tenants have incomplete or unknown eligibility verification.
The bill would also deny Community Development Block Grants to sanctuary cities and explicitly bar undocumented immigrants from Section 202 and Section 811 housing programs for low-income elderly and disabled people.
Hagerty said the measure would codify HUD Secretary Scott Turner's current crackdown so the restrictions remain in force under future administrations, extending a broader Trump-era Republican push against illegal immigration.