RI federal judge strikes down HUD’s 2025 restrictions for Housing First initiatives

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 935

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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A Rhode Island federal judge on Monday ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to overhaul a key federal homelessness grant program last year violated federal law because officials failed to adequately consider its consequences.

But U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy stopped short of blocking the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from slashing the amount of funds that can be spent on permanent housing under its latest Notice of Funding Opportunity for …

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