Tell the Trump administration:
keep families together!
All of us deserve the freedom to live where we want and take care of our families without fear of being evicted.
The Trump administration is strategically spreading fear and sowing division based on what we look like or where we come from so they can distract from fixing the housing crisis.
Their high-profile ICE raids, deportations, and occupations of our neighborhoods and cities are intended to create fear and intimidate families into self-eviction.
We won’t back down – families deserve to be whole and housed! Join the Keep Families Together campaign and tell HUD how ripping apart or evicting families would hurt our neighbors and break up our communities.
Trump is wrongly blaming immigrants for the housing crisis.
The housing crisis hurts all of us.
Housing costs are so high that most tenants are forced to make impossible choices between buying food for their family or paying the rent.
Rather than solve this problem, Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a rule to evict certain immigrant families from their homes.
Endangering families through eviction, homelessness, or disappearance goes against our country’s values.
Federal law has long allowed families with mixed immigration status to live together in HUD housing and to receive housing assistance for family members who are U.S. citizens or have eligible immigration status. These families include family members who cannot receive housing assistance because of their immigration status, such as temporary visa holders.
Trump’s proposal would upend this long-standing policy and prohibit families with mixed immigration status from receiving housing assistance or living in HUD housing programs like public housing and Section 8.
If adopted, Trump’s proposal would force families to either break up to keep some members housed or face eviction and homelessness all together.
Trump’s plan would hurt millions of us.
80,000 people could be evicted from their homes. That includes 37,000 children, nearly all of whom are themselves U.S. citizens.
The proposal won’t just hurt immigrants. It will impact anyone who lives in some of the country’s biggest federal housing programs.
That’s millions of people, including children, veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities.
So why is Trump doing this?
Trump is exploiting the housing crisis to scapegoat immigrants, undermine the federal housing programs, and continue his unlawful power grab.
They’ve tried this before, but we fought back and won.
Trump tried to evict families with mixed immigration status during his first administration, but thousands of people came together to stop it. We can do it again.
Our voices matter. Trump’s HUD must consider comments from the public before finalizing his proposal. Each unique comment shows the Trump administration how widespread and united we are in opposition to this cruel proposal.
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While we’re fighting to keep families whole and housed now, in the long run, we need to truly fix the housing crisis by preserving and creating deeply affordable housing for poor and working people.
Together, we’re creating that future—where everyone has the freedom to make a good living, care for our families, and live in a stable home.
Our neighborhoods are safer, healthier, and stronger when everyone is housed.
Our country has the resources to ensure that every one of us—no matter our background, beliefs, or circumstances—has a safe place to call home.
Take action
The most direct way to take action is to submit a comment on the proposed rule at regulations.gov.
HUD will be accepting comments on this rule until April 21, 2026.
How to submit your comment
Draft your comment. Feel free to customize one of the examples provided by copying and pasting it into the document editor of your choice.
Complete the comment form for the proposed rule.
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Submit a comment directly to Trump’s HUD
Why your comment matters
Federal agencies like the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) depend on comments to assess the real impact of policies and actions on the public. They are required by law to read and consider the comments they receive.
Any person, group, or organization can submit a comment. Comments may be submitted anonymously or by a third person, such as a friend or a representative.
Example comments
Every comment should:
Begin by stating your opposition: “I strongly oppose HUD’s proposed rule “Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status (FR-6524).”
Name your demand: “The Trump administration should immediately withdraw its current proposal.”
Share a personal story about why this is important to you.
Tell HUD what you want them to do instead, like “work with Congress to make major new investments in the federal housing programs and take actions that ensure everyone has a safe and affordable place to call home.”
Not sure what to say? Customize the messages below.
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The proposal threatens to exacerbate the housing crisis.
HUD recognizes that the proposed changes will significantly reduce the supply of affordable housing for everyone, citizens and immigrants alike.
Supply will shrink because public housing authorities will need to either offer fewer vouchers or allow more units to sit vacant.
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The proposal will evict over 37,000 children from their homes.
Experiencing stress and instability—such as lack of housing —is harmful to young children’s development.
It would increase the number of children in poverty each year.
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Family unity is a fundamental American value and a cornerstone of our immigration system.
The proposal is an attempt to sever these critical familial bonds, and will force many families to choose between being torn apart and homelessness.
The proposal is both cruel and contrary to our legacy as a nation that welcomes immigrants and honors family togetherness as a core American value.
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The proposal will disproportionately harm the Latino community, which makes up 86% of existing families with mixed immigration status.
The Trump administration is unjustly targeting Latino families that are only exercising their federal right to access subsidized housing.
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The proposal will jeopardize the housing assistance of over 6,200 Black residents in families with mixed immigration status.
The proposal will disproportionately harm Black seniors who may not have the documents needed to prove their citizenship.
The Trump administration is unjustly targeting Black immigrant communities, particularly Haitian and Somali immigrants.
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The proposal will hurt many AAPI families, many of whom live in multigenerational households that include a mix of immigrants and U.S. citizens.
AAPIs also face additional housing barriers because of language access issues, which have worsened because of the Trump administration’s efforts to remove translated documents and end needed services.
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Seniors on fixed incomes are especially at risk because they have such limited resources to spend on other basic needs, including food, medicine, transportation, and clothing.
Seniors are the fastest growing homeless population.
The proposal ignores the critical roles grandparents play in caring for their grandchildren and other family members, as well as the role adult children play in caring for their aging parents and relatives.
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The new documentation requirements for citizens and elderly non-citizens will put people with disabilities at risk of losing housing assistance.
People with disabilities often have additional barriers to accessing proof of citizenship and identity.
learn more
One-page overview
Our one-pager provides fellow advocates, policy staff, and journalists with more information about the Keep Families Together campaign and families with mixed immigration status.
Toolkit
Our #KeepFamiliesTogether toolkit contains images and graphics for social media, messaging guidance, and more so you can activate your community.
Know your rights
Are you part of a family with mixed immigration status? This resource explains your rights about living in HUD housing or receiving HUD assistance. You should also consult an attorney for advice about your specific case. To find your local legal organization, go to lawhelp.org.
Get the facts
The Trump administration is sowing division to pit us against each other and distract from taking action to keep families housed.
They want you to think this new proposal will make more housing available, but their plan will actually end up hurting most of us, our neighbors, and our communities by reducing affordable housing for everyone.
Have more questions? Check out the full Q&A.
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HUD’s proposal would prohibit families with mixed immigration status from receiving housing assistance or living in certain federal housing programs like public housing and Section 8, even though some family members are eligible.
This proposal targets anyone who is not able to provide proof of citizenship. It also targets immigrants with legal status who are still not eligible to receive HUD assistance, including: student visa holders, employment visa holders, T- and U-visa holders (for survivors of violence), recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Temporary Protected Status recipients.
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Because of tenant advocacy, Congress has long allowed families with mixed immigration status to live together in HUD housing programs and receive HUD housing assistance.
For these families, housing assistance is prorated to cover only eligible family members, such as citizen children.
By prorating assistance, the federal government does not pay to house people who are ineligible for housing assistance, no matter their immigration status.
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Through proration, families with mixed immigration status are helping to pay for affordable housing for others, including U.S. citizens.
The family pays the rest of the rent themselves, and housing authorities use those funds to serve more families.
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HUD has acknowledged that excluding families with mixed immigration status will reduce the quantity and quality of HUD assisted housing. To make up for the costs of the proposal, public housing authorities would have to reduce vouchers or leave units vacant to avoid maintenance expenses.
This will increase homelessness and make it harder for communities to address the housing crisis.
Currently, families with mixed immigration status receive a smaller housing subsidy and must pay a higher portion of their incomes compared to other households.
HUD housing providers use these rent contributions to pay for additional housing and serve more families.
The proposal would evict these families and reduce overall funding to HUD housing providers.
The result would mean less housing for everyone, including people on waiting lists, not a one–for-one replacement of families with mixed immigration status with other U.S. citizen households.
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The Trump administration has scapegoated immigrants for skyrocketing housing costs and the housing crisis.
This proposal will threaten HUD housing assistance, increase homelessness and make it harder for communities to address the housing crisis.