Philadelphia – Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner warned of illegal immigrants living in government-funded homes, informing Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that HUD is prioritizing Americans only under the Trump administration.
“People living in public housing illegally here with HUD funds have notified of this. “We don't have that anymore.”
“At HUD, we have to serve only one of the four Americans we should serve and that's it,” Turner continued. “And not only is we making it a priority, but we also consider our only priority: American citizens benefit from the dollars of hardworking American taxpayers.”
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Scott Turner will be prior to a confirmation vote to serve as secretary for housing and urban development before the Senate. (Getty Images)
“Americans tax “We need to use it for the benefit of American citizens. Especially on issues that are as pressing as our country's housing crisis, this new agreement will leverage resources, including technology and personnel, to ensure that Americans are our only priority when it comes to public housing. We will continue to work closely with DHS to maximize resources and put American citizens first.”
The immigration crisis has escalated under the Biden administration. (John Moore/Getty Images)
On Wednesday, Turner announced that his department has x taxpayer-supported Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgages for illegal immigration. Turner said HUD-backed mortgages “announced a change that should benefit Americans who work hard according to the rules, not those who enter our country illegally.
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HUD Secretary Scott Turner meets business and construction leaders in Philadelphia. (Fon News Digital)
Turner told Fox News Digital on Thursday that the Biden administration has exacerbated homelessness across the US and implemented a “harmful” immigration policy that prioritized illegal immigration over U.S. citizens who need housing.
“We have homelessness and we have a housing affordability crisis,” he said. “During the Biden administration there was a very harmful and irresponsible border security and immigration policy. They prioritized illegal aliens over American citizens.”
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Turner emphasized in Fox News Digital that “government is not the answer” to issues related to the housing crisis, homelessness, drug addiction and crime in America, but that they need to instead act as a “partner” for the private sector, faith-based programs and nonprofit organizations.
Success in the Opportunity Zone of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner Tour Philadelphia. (Fox News Digital)
“Homelessness is a big deal in our country,” he said. “It rose 18% last year. Over 770,000 people were homeless on one night in January 2024. That's unacceptable. Record funds from HUD still show that our country is still at a homeless crisis.”
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“Public-private partnerships are essential to eradicating homelessness,” he continued. “Faith-based institutions, nonprofit institutions that work on a daily basis, we must be partners. The federal government is not the answer. The federal government is a great partner and a great facilitator. But it is based on faith. It is based on faith.
Turner said crime, drug use and illegal immigration all exacerbated the housing crisis in the United States.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner traveled to Philadelphia on March 27, 2025. (Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Turner traveled to Philadelphia on Thursday to visit the “Choice Zone” in the City of Brotherly Love. HUD's opportunity zone is defined as a national economically struggling area that encourages investment and economic development through federal tax benefits for investors.
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The HUD Secretary previously served as executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during the first Trump administration, leading the Opportunity Zone Initiative to revitalize economically struggling areas with affordable housing.
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Alec Schemmel and Louis Casiano of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
