New Legislation to Halt Housing Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants
Rep. Chip Roy from Texas is set to introduce a new bill aimed at preventing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from granting funds to states and cities that offer housing aid to undocumented immigrants or maintain sanctuary policies.
The proposed Illegal Alien Housing Welfare Prohibition Act, details of which were revealed to Breitbart News, would stop HUD from distributing funds through programs like the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and others to areas that use taxpayer money for this kind of assistance.
Roy expressed frustration over taxpayer resources being used to support individuals who, in his view, have broken immigration laws. “For too long, hardworking Americans have been forced to use their taxes to fund benefits for individuals who break the law and enter this country,” he stated.
In addition, the bill would ensure that sanctuary cities, counties, and states cannot access these funds. It also aims to stop these jurisdictions from giving subsidies to third-party organizations that help undocumented immigrants, an effort Roy believes could close welfare loopholes.
He emphasized that the legislation, “puts Americans first by ending housing subsidies for illegal aliens, closing loopholes for mixed-status households, and ending federal funding for sanctuary cities that resist federal immigration enforcement. Federal housing assistance should be given to American citizens and legal residents, not to reward immigration violators.”
The initiative reflects efforts from the previous Trump administration to address a loophole affecting mixed-status households—where U.S. citizens or legal residents living with undocumented immigrants still qualified for housing assistance. Roy’s bill would formalize a rule from Trump’s HUD, which mandates that all household members must be U.S. citizens or legal immigrants to be eligible for housing benefits.
A survey by the National Low Income Housing Coalition noted that over 80,000 households with undocumented immigrants are currently receiving taxpayer-funded housing assistance.
