The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that its Office for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity has started an investigation into the City of Boston’s housing policies related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). HUD stated that it believes these practices may violate civil rights protections under the Fair Housing Act and Title VI.
“We believe the City of Boston has engaged in a social engineering project that intentionally advances discriminatory housing policies driven by an ideological commitment to DEI rather than merit or need,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner. “HUD is committed to protecting every American’s civil rights and will thoroughly investigate the City’s stated goal of ‘integrating racial equity into every layer of city government.’ This warped mentality will be fully exposed, and Boston will come into full compliance with federal anti-discrimination law.”
HUD’s action follows a letter sent to Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Housing. The letter informed city officials that HUD suspects Boston may be using federal grant funds in ways that do not comply with legal requirements prohibiting race-based preferences…