The Trump Administration Is Still Denying Housing Loans To DACA Recipients, Even Though Ben Carson Said It Wasn’t Happening
Protesters hold up signs during a rally supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, outside the White House on September 5, 2017.
One lender, Geoff Huetten, reached out to the department help desk for clarification about whether he could issue FHA-backed loans to his clients who are DACA recipients. After several back and forths, Huetten finally received a direct answer on March 20 in an email reviewed by BuzzFeed News. “I wasn’t happy to get the email in that I wanted it to be a yes, but I was happy to get it in that it was a straightforward, definitive answer,” said Heutten. “Here’s what they’re saying, so now we have evidence that HUD is actually denying these people for loans. Somebody at some level has put it out there and said, ‘No we will not do these,’ because it’s not just me getting a no on this, it’s everybody.
After Aguilar heard from more lenders that they were still being told to turn down DACA recipients, the Democrat sent ato Carson last week demanding answers about why the secretary did not provide accurate information during his hearing and in letters. Aguilar also had a call scheduled for Tuesday with Secretary Carson, but told BuzzFeed News that “once HUD staff saw the letter and the questions I was asking the call was canceled.”
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