US EditionHUD Opens Investigation Into City of Boston Housing Policies
HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity investigates Boston's policy prioritizing Black and Latino residents for potential discrimination against low-income white people under the Fair Housing Act.
- On December 12, 2025, HUD opened an investigation into Boston's housing policies after Craig W. Trainor sent a letter to Mayor Michelle Wu, alleging discrimination. The city denies the claims.
- Craig W. Trainor's letter alleges the City of Boston housing programs prioritized Black and Latino residents and encouraged banks and mortgage lenders to work with minority communities, calling it a "social engineering project."
- According to the city's housing plan, Boston Housing Strategy 2025 pledges to reduce racial disparities through homeownership and reports more than 17,000 affordable units built with another 12,000 in the pipeline.
- HUD set a 10-business-day response deadline and FHEO will issue initial requests within 10 business days from Thursday; Craig W. Trainor said findings could lead to charges or Justice Department referral, while a Boston city spokesperson called the probe `unhinged attacks from Washington`.
- Seen in context, the probe follows the Trump administration’s pattern targeting DEI and is the first scrutiny of a city’s housing policies under the Civil Rights Act, affecting more than 17,000 Boston housing units.
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Trump administration investigating Boston, alleging city homeownership programs discriminate against white people
The letter addressed to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development believes the city is violating civil rights protections “in the name of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”
HUD Accuses Boston Affordable Housing Initiative Of Reverse Racism
Source: Busà Photography / Getty In addition to undermining democracy at every turn and turning the federal government into their personal piggy bank, the Trump administration has spent much of its time arguing that white people are the real victims of racism. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it would be launching an investigation into Boston’s affordable housing efforts to see if they discriminated against white p…
HUD launches federal investigation into Boston’s alleged DEI housing discrimination
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched an investigation into Boston's alleged housing discrimination, saying the city uses DEI practices to favor Black and Latino residents in violation of federal civil rights protections.
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