The 'tossing of illegal immigrants from Section 8 housing" may be academic. There well may be as many citizens 'tossed from Section 8 housing'.
The U.S. president has proposed a
51 percent cut in gross discretionary funding from HUD for the 2025 fiscal year budget, which would effectively halve funding for federal rental assistance and let the states decide how to distribute the money left. In fiscal year 2025, for reference, the HUD's budget was $89.1 billion.
Should this drastic cut be implemented, federal programs including Section 8 would be eliminated. In their place, the Trump administration's 2026 budget requests funding for a new "state rental assistance program," which would provide HUD funding directly to states.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin...t-know-2122524
Evidence? No need for evidence...or actual data. It's a 'sounds good sound bite'. Lots of man-hours and dollars will be expended in this review...and claims of success without data.
There is no official statistic for the number of "illegal aliens" (undocumented immigrants) in HUD Section 8 housing because federal law prohibits them from receiving subsidies, though some may reside in mixed-status households where at least one family member is a U.S. citizen or has legal status. In such mixed households, the subsidy is reduced or prorated for the family to account for the ineligible members.
Should illegal aliens be excluded from Section 8 assistance?
Yes...but this will accomplish little except a propaganda victory