Twenty states, plus DC, are suing HUD over changes to a massive homelessness program that they say breaks federal law. The feds slashed funding for permanent housing from 87 percent down to 30 percent and added weird requirements about certifying binary sex definitions.
The lawsuit hits HUD for ditching its Housing First policy without proper notice and says the agency went beyond what Congress actually authorized. States argue the changes could boot 170,000 people from housing and wreck their own programs that depend on federal commitments. They want courts to force HUD back to the old system.
The constitutional beef centers on the separation of powers since the executive branch is pushing policy that lawmakers never approved. States point to previous wins against similar HUD conditions this year as precedent for blocking these rules.
The lawsuit hits HUD for ditching its Housing First policy without proper notice and says the agency went beyond what Congress actually authorized. States argue the changes could boot 170,000 people from housing and wreck their own programs that depend on federal commitments. They want courts to force HUD back to the old system.
The constitutional beef centers on the separation of powers since the executive branch is pushing policy that lawmakers never approved. States point to previous wins against similar HUD conditions this year as precedent for blocking these rules.
