Orders related to DEI and accessibility, among others, may threaten housing programs for those who need them most.
For those looking to understand what Trump’s recent executive orders might mean for housing programs in America, Shelterforce Magazine has served up a valuable deep dive into the potential implications of each order, including detailed interviews with affected federal grantees.
The piece primarily covers three orders: one relating to DEI, accessibility and environmental justice; one relating to intersex and transgender people; and one covering both the Inflation Reduction and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts.
While the picture portrayed in the piece is bleak with many housing programs serving specific at-risk populations now in jeopardy, it also emphasizes that the implementation of the orders remains a question.
“The legality of these executive orders and how they will be implemented is unclear. On Friday, Feb 21, right after this article was first published, a judge issued a preliminary injunction against the anti-DEI order, saying it violated the first amendment, According to the order, federal agencies would have had to report back to the administration about their grantees’ compliance with the anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion orders by Thursday, March 20. Ongoing legal challenges are expected,” write Miriam Axel-Lute and Lara Heard.
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