Government
HUD Issues Layoff Notices, Targeting Fair Housing Staff With Deep Cuts
Fair housing staffers who investigate claims of housing discrimination at field offices nationwide were among the hundreds of HUD staffers who received layoff notices.
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, which houses the US Department of Housing & Urban Development, in Washington DC.
Photographer: Valerie Plesch/BloombergHundreds of staffers at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development received layoff notices late Friday afternoon, as the Trump administration made good on threats to fire workers during the federal government shutdown.
The largest cuts were concentrated in the agency’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, the division that investigates claims of discrimination and abuse.