End Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act

This bill aims to restrict federal funding for jurisdictions that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement and to tighten eligibility requirements for federal housing assistance. It defines a "sanctuary jurisdiction" as any state or political subdivision that prohibits or restricts government entities from sharing immigration status information or complying with lawful Department of Homeland Security detainer requests. A key provision of the bill is to make such sanctuary jurisdictions ineligible for Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) , requiring grantees to affirm they are not and will not become a sanctuary jurisdiction. Additionally, the bill significantly alters the provision of federal housing assistance by prohibiting any prorated financial assistance to families until eligibility has been affirmatively established for all family members, regardless of age. This change effectively eliminates the current "mixed-status" rule that allows partial assistance. Furthermore, the legislation mandates that Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) shall affirmatively establish and verify citizenship for all individuals before providing any financial assistance, changing the current discretionary "may" to a mandatory "shall." It also expands the application of these eligibility restrictions to include additional federal housing programs, such as Section 811 and Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, ensuring broader enforcement of these new requirements.