Housing Action Illinois sues HUD as Trump administration brands nonprofit 'radical left NGO'
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $56 million in housing counseling funds. The ruling follows a lawsuit filed by Chicago-based Housing Action Illinois and nine other nonprofits against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's efforts to cut roughly $56 million in housing counseling funding — giving Chicago-based Housing Action Illinois and nine other nonprofits across the U.S. some relief.The victory comes after the 10 nonprofits sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday for attempting to claw back funding allocated for HUD's Comprehensive Housing Counseling program. The program was created by Congress to provide consumers with…
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