The Department of Housing and Urban Development opened an investigation into Boston's DEI housing practices, alleging violations of federal Fair Housing Act. (Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The investigation came after HUD sent a letter to the Mayor’s Office of Housing, alerting city officials that it had "reason to believe" Boston was improperly using its federal grant assistance.
According to HUD, Boston’s Fair Housing Assessment promises to "target homebuyer outreach" at "Black and Latinx families" and charges city departments with collecting racial and ethnic data "to evaluate their work through a racial equity/social justice lens."
Boston’s Housing Strategy 2025 also states that "at least 65%" of homeownership opportunities through city initiatives should go to BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of color) households, according to HUD.
"The policy is clear," the agency stated. "Financial housing assistance is not just for all low-income persons but instead ‘particularly BIPOC residents.’"
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Turner said Thursday on X that HUD is "Breaking Up Biden’s Boston BIPOC Bash."
"Boston pushed discriminatory housing policies in the name of DEI," he wrote. "This warped mentality will be exposed and Boston will come into full compliance with federal law."
Turner slammed the Biden administration earlier this week, telling Fox News Digital he blamed the former president’s policies for an illegal immigration and refugee crisis that rattled the housing market.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner stated on Dec. 11 that Boston "has engaged in a social engineering project that intentionally advances discriminatory housing policies driven by an ideological commitment to DEI rather than merit or need." (Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the City of Boston for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
Michael Sinkewicz is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.sinkewicz@fox.com
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