The Trump administration has begun an interagency effort to end what it describes as the “exploitation of housing programs” by illegal aliens.
In a statement published on Monday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it had established the “American Housing Programs for American Citizens” Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement was also signed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The MOU is geared towards ending “the wasteful misappropriation of taxpayer dollars to benefit illegal aliens instead of American citizens,” the press release stated.
“As part of this new agreement, HUD will provide a full-time staff member to assist in operations at the Incident Command Center (ICC), establishing an interagency partnership to facilitate data sharing and ensure taxpayer-funded housing programs are not used to harbor or benefit illegal aliens,” the release read.
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and HUD Secretary Scott Turner are launching efforts to end the “exploitation of housing programs” by undocumented immigrants. (Getty Images)
The effort comes a month after President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) to “ensure taxpayer resources are not used to incentivize or support illegal immigration.” The EO, signed on Feb. 19, ordered government departments to identify which federally-funded programs are “providing financial benefits to illegal aliens,” and mandated them to “take corrective action.”
In a statement about the recent MOU, HUD Secretary Scott Turner referenced the ongoing housing crisis in the U.S. and characterized the issue as “pressing.”
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