by David Lindfield
More than 400 employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have been issued layoff notices, with the largest cuts hitting the Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) office.
Officials say the FHEO division became a hub for left-wing activism under Joe Biden.
The layoffs come as the federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, after Democrats refused to approve a temporary funding extension unless Republicans added billions in new spending.
President Donald Trump’s administration, in a recent court filing, said roughly 4,000 workers across seven agencies should be let go, including 442 at HUD.
Biden’s HUD: Ideology Over Mission
HUD’s claimed mission was to enforce the Civil Rights Act and process straightforward housing discrimination complaints.
However, it had drifted into radical ideological crusades under Biden.
The office’s budget grew by 20% and nearly 600 people were on staff.
Yet the unit became bogged down with cases built around “systemic racism” theories and identity politics rather than enforcing the law.
It failed to process legitimate complaints while pouring resources into issues like transgenderism and race-based theories that had nothing to do with the Civil Rights Act, critics warned.