Proposed Housing Rule Could Push Thousands of Families and U.S. Citizen Children into Homelessness

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UnidosUS: HUD should be reducing homelessness, not increasing it

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a new rule that could effectively displace up to 55,000 American children.

Carlos Guevara, Senior Policy Advisor at UnidosUS (formerly the National Council of La Raza), made the following statement in response:

“This proposed housing rule has a singular purpose and that is to sow fear and division and create confusion in our communities. It’s another example of how this administration, led by the likes of Stephen Miller, is intent on going after American families—intent on separating parents from children and causing unnecessary hardship. Pushing children into homelessness is indefensible. HUD should be focusing on reducing homelessness, not increasing it.”