Federal Courts and Agencies

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s HUD rule overhaul that would have shifted roughly $3.9 billion in annual Continuum of Care funding away from Housing First, ended support for most long‑term housing programs, and required more people to enter addiction or mental‑health treatment as a condition of aid; roughly 90% of that spending typically renews existing programs and was left uncertain by the rapid change. Judge Mary S. McElroy rebuked the agency for causing "chaos," granted a preliminary injunction sought by groups including the National Alliance to End Homelessness and the National Low Income Housing Coalition, and said the public interest favors lawful agency action and continuity of housing as opponents warned the policy could push as many as 170,000 people back onto the streets.