RI judge tosses Trump’s latest attempt to reconfigure federal homelessness programs

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 678

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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A Rhode Island federal judge has again blocked the Trump administration from siphoning federal funds from no-strings-attached housing for formerly homeless individuals.

In a pair of identical, 10-page orders issued Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy wrote that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) violated the federal Administrative Procedure Act by attempting to divert $4 billion in federal fiscal 2026 grants from “Housing First” programs. As the name suggests, …

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