Stop 80,000 Immigrant Families From Being Evicted

Hi John,

The Trump admin is shifting its racist deportation efforts toward the federal housing department (“HUD”) in an effort to kick immigrants off of housing benefits, which could displace 80,000 people nationwide, including nearly 40,000 children. Over 300 local families could be displaced if this rule moves forward.

What You Can Do:

1. Sign this petition then share it with everyone you know

2. Visit regulations.gov to file a public comment. Use the Keep Families Together language templates if you’d like.

3. Mail HUD a postcard or letter – host a letter writing party at your house, even! Send written comments to: Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500

All comments must be submitted by April 21, 2026.

Flooding HUD Worked In 2019:

In 2019, people flooded HUD with paper and digital comments and it worked back then. It may work again, as long as thousands (or hopefully, millions) of people do it again.

Why send the comments?

It is giving official comment on a regulation. HUD must read and respond to all comments. The first round of litigation will be based (almost certainly) on their failure to adequately review and respond.

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More detailed info:

In February, HUD published a proposed rule that targets mixed immigration status families (households with members who are both eligible and ineligible based on immigration status) who receive HUD-funded housing. Overall, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) estimated these changes could cause 80,000 people nationwide to lose their rental assistance, including 37,000 children.

Currently, federal law and longstanding HUD policy allow for mixed-status families to live under the same roof and receive HUD subsidies for only those members of the family who are eligible based on immigration status. The proposed rule would eliminate this assistance, requiring families to either separate or face potential eviction and housing instability.

Additionally, through the proposed processes, many more people, including U.S. citizens, would have to verify their citizenship by providing specific documentation. The CBPP reports that approximately 3.8 million US citizens lack proof of citizenship and 17.5 million cannot easily access those documents—putting many more people at risk of losing their housing because they cannot meet the high burden of the proposed rule.

*** More Than 300 Mixed-Status Families in Santa Barbara County at Risk of Losing Housing ***

- Here's a recent SB Independent article on the local effects of this.

Please take action no later than next Tuesday, April 21.

In Solidarity,

DSA-SB Executive Committee