President Donald Trump and his administration continue to find ways to root out the millions of illegal immigrants who are still taking advantage of government programs, and the latest has Democrats in a tizzy.

According to Breitbart, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced this week that it will take action to have illegal aliens removed from Section 8 housing.

For U.S. tenants in HUD-funded housing, the agency will begin requesting proof of U.S. citizenship.

The announcement was made by HUD Secretary Scott Turner, who has requested all of the housing authorities “provide a full and comprehensive accounting" to begin the process of weeding out illegals and others who can't prove U.S. citizenship.

What's happening?

In a statement by Turner, it was revealed that he's asking every Public Housing Authority (PHA) to conduct the audit and determine who shouldn't be living in taxpayer-funded housing.

"Within 30 days of receipt of this notice, HUD is requesting that every Public Housing Authority (PHA) provide a full and comprehensive accounting of all tenants who are receiving a Section 8 voucher and/or residing in HUD-funded housing,” Turner said.

Turner added, “HUD is requiring the name, mailing address, number of bedrooms, the cost of the unit, and proof of American citizenship or eligible immigration status as defined by the law."

The HUD secretary stressed that the days of taxpayer-funded housing being abused by non-citizens is over.

"No longer will illegal aliens be able to leave citizenship boxes blank or take advantage of HUD-funded housing, riding the coattails of hardworking American citizens," Turner said.

The move is the latest by the Trump administration to crack down on the influx of illegal aliens that primarily happened under former President Joe Biden.

Social media reacts

Users across social media had plenty to say about the announcement, with many applauding the move.

The beginning of the end for illegals living in taxpayer-funded housing starts now.@POTUS promised to put Americans first and HUD is delivering results.

Get ready @Sec_Noem and @StephenM! pic.twitter.com/UNR6otW976

— Scott Turner (@SecretaryTurner) August 30, 2025

"Thank you for doing this but why has it taken 7 months to get started?" one X user wrote.

Another X user wrote, "Wait?! We’ve been paying for illegals to live in free government housing?"