Trump Administration Abandons Civil Rights Enforcement in Chicago Housing Discrimination Cases (opens in new tab)

On August 6, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) abruptly withdrew from two major civil rights enforcement actions in Chicago. The cases concerned housing discrimination, and another addressed environmental racism from the siting of a metal shredding facility on the South Side. Both cases were nearing resolution after years of work from local and federal officials, and in both cases HUD had already determined that Chicago had engaged in unlawful discrimination. The admi...