The Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Homeland Security forged a new initiative Monday aimed at ending what they call "wasteful misappropriation" of public housing to illegal immigrants. (Getty Images/Fox News)
In total, per HUD, there are roughly 9 million people who live in subsidized housing across the country. Meanwhile, about 59% of noncitizen households – those including green card holders or illegal immigrants – use one or more public assistance programs, costing taxpayers as much as $42 billion annually, according to the Center for Immigration Studies, a group that advocates for lower immigration levels.
Tens of millions of dollars – at least – went to housing for migrants, including for all-expense-paid stays at hotels for some, during the Biden administration. Some states, such as Pennsylvania and Arizona, passed measures during the Biden administration aimed at ensuring illegal immigrants do not take public housing resources from Americans who need them.
President Donald Trump, shortly after his inauguration, signed an executive order calling for an end to illegal immigrants' use of public resources.
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Asylum seekers line up in front of the historic Roosevelt Hotel, converted into a city-run shelter during the Biden administration for newly arrived migrant families in New York City. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
"The Biden Administration prioritized illegal aliens over our own citizens, including by giving illegal aliens taxpayer-funding housing at the expense of Americans. Not anymore," Noem said in a statement Monday. "The entire government will work together to identify abuse and exploitation of public benefits and make sure those in this country illegally are not receiving federal benefits or other financial incentives to stay illegally. If you are an illegal immigrant, you should leave now. The gravy train is over."
As part of the new initiative, HUD will provide a full-time staff member to assist with operations at the federal government's Incident Command Center, which facilitates information sharing between agencies during national crises.
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Additionally, in conjunction with the establishment of the new initiative, Turner ordered numerous federal housing programs under his purview to comply with Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, which bars HUD-funded service providers from providing assistance to illegal immigrants.
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