Fair Housing Enforcement

A group of current Department of Housing and Urban Development employees recently launched an anonymous website, described in an NPR report, saying political appointees in the Trump administration have been blocking career staff from carrying out fair housing enforcement. The site, which employees say is intended to alert the public and document internal directives, accuses officials of narrowing enforcement priorities, slowing investigations and refusing to bring or settle cases that staff believe would address systemic discrimination. The allegations come from career HUD workers who say the changes are occurring in Washington while enforcement resources and decision-making are being shifted toward other priorities.