The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs published a comment letter from Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Alex Padilla and 20 other senators urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development to withdraw a proposed rule that would effectively eliminate federal rental assistance for households with mixed immigration eligibility statuses. The lawmakers argue the proposal violates Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, which they say allows mixed-status families to receive federal rental assistance and is designed to avoid family separation in rental assistance programs. In the letter to HUD Secretary Scott Turner, the senators wrote that HUD has acknowledged the rule would increase costs, reduce the number of families housed and trigger more evictions. They said the change could cost the U.S. government up to USD 251 million a year and would require public housing agencies to evict mixed-status families, including U.S. citizens, worsening pressure on low-income renters. The senators asked HUD to withdraw the proposed rule and keep the current regulation in place.
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs2026-06-10
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs ranking member leads letter urging HUD to withdraw mixed-status rental aid rule
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs published a letter from Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren and other senators opposing HUD’s proposed rule on mixed-status households in assisted housing. The senators argue it conflicts with Section 214, would increase evictions and could add up to USD 251 million in annual federal costs. They asked HUD to withdraw the proposal.