HUD orders housing agencies to verify tenant eligibility, including immigration status, within 30 days to prevent misuse of funds.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has ordered public housing authorities to verify tenant eligibility, including immigration status, within 30 days, following a Trump-era executive order and a 2025 agreement with Homeland Security. The move, prompted by an audit identifying nearly 200,000 records needing review—such as deceased individuals and noncitizen tenants—aims to protect taxpayer funds. HUD Secretary Scott Turner said noncompliant agencies may face sanctions, and payments to ineligible or deceased tenants could be recovered. The directive affects over 2.2 million public housing residents nationwide.