Formal position, not binding

Establish Immediate Housing Stability Response for Boston Residents

Last activity August 27, 2026 (23 days ago)

  1. Introduced

    August 3, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

A city-level resolution calls for a coordinated Housing Stability Response to quickly assist Boston residents who involuntarily lose work authorization due to federal immigration policy changes. It aims to streamline access to rental assistance, eviction prevention, legal services, and mediation, with a single point of contact and language support.

Affects Boston residents and immigrant households

Now with the Committee on Housing and Community Development

About Housing & Development and Civil Rights & Immigration

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Official title

Councilor Pepén called Docket #1552, resolution calling for an immediate housing stabilization response system for Boston residents who involuntarily lose work authorization due to federal changes in immigration policy, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.

Timeline

  1. August 5, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development.

  2. August 26, 2026

    Adopted

    City Council

    On motion of Councilor Pepén, the resolution was adopted: yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), not present 1 (Culpepper), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber).