Request for a public hearing

Hold hearing on HUD immigration rules for subsidized housing

Last activity May 7, 2026 (5 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    May 4, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council referred an order for a hearing to examine potential effects of HUD immigration-related eligibility changes on subsidized housing in Boston. The hearing will consider impacts on Section 8 participants and mixed-status households, and assess the City’s options to protect housing stability. The matter originated May 4–6, 2026 and was referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development.

Affects Section 8 participants, mixed-status households, and residents of subsidized housing

Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon, Brian Worrell, Julia Mejia, and Miniard Culpepper

Now with the Committee on Housing and Community Development

About Housing & Development and Civil Rights & Immigration

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Official title

Order for a hearing to examine the impact of proposed federal HUD immigration-related eligibility requirements on subsidized housing in Boston.

Timeline

  1. May 6, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Worrell as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development.