"We will leave no stone unturned, Turner said. We are proud to collaborate with DHS to execute on the President's agenda of rooting out abuse of taxpayer-funded resources. Ineligible non-citizens have no place to receive welfare benefits. With this new directive and audit, HUD is putting new processes in place to safeguard taxpayer resources and put the American people first."
"Turner and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed a memorandum of understanding early last year outlining cooperation between HUD and the Department of Homeland Security on eligibility verification. Under the agreement, HUD and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services uploaded tenant data from Section 8 and Section 9 programs into its database, officials said. According to HUD officials, a joint HUD-DHS audit identified nearly 200,000 tenants whose eligibility requires verification, with roughly 25,000 deceased tenants listed in records and nearly 6,000 noncitizen tenants deemed ineligible."
HUD has issued a directive and launched an audit with DHS to verify citizenship and immigration status for federally assisted housing tenants. Agencies must take corrective action within 30 days or face sanctions and potential recovery of payments made for ineligible or deceased tenants. Executive Order 14218 and Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act require verification before admission to federally assisted housing. A HUD–DHS memorandum facilitated uploading Section 8 and Section 9 tenant data into USCIS databases. A joint audit identified nearly 200,000 tenants needing verification, including about 25,000 deceased and nearly 6,000 noncitizens deemed ineligible. Public housing serves over 2.2 million residents nationwide.
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