The Majority Report with Sam Seder 3593 - Delgado's Vision for New York; Trump's Assault on Housing w/ Jesse Coburn, Antonio Delgado
Oct 1, 2025
Jesse Coburn, a ProPublica reporter, dives into Trump's detrimental HUD policies, highlighting proposed evictions of mixed-status families and the push for work requirements in public housing. Antonio Delgado, New York's Lieutenant Governor, announces his 2026 gubernatorial campaign, advocating for a shift from developer-led housing strategies to direct public investment. He stresses the urgency of addressing economic inequality, supports single-payer healthcare, and aims to build a broad coalition statewide, all while rejecting corporate PAC money.
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Fair Housing Enforcement Is Being Weakened
- HUD under the Trump administration prioritized rolling back tenant protections and shrinking its Fair Housing enforcement capacity.
- That shift stalled investigations and cut Fair Housing staff by about half, reducing oversight nationwide.
Work Rules Could End Long-Term Assistance
- Proposed HUD rules would let housing providers impose work requirements and two-year term limits on assisted tenants.
- Those policies would displace long-term residents and drastically reduce program stability.
Mixed-Status Families Face Mass Eviction Risk
- HUD's second rule targets mixed-status immigrant households by ending prorated subsidies and demanding citizenship proof.
- This would create huge administrative burdens and likely kick thousands of families, including children, out of assisted housing.