The Trump administration is making good on threats to fire federal workers during the government shutdown, as employees across several agencies began receiving layoff notices late Friday afternoon. That includes hundreds of staffers at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with the largest cuts concentrated in the agency’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Nearly 100 equal opportunity specialists received reduction-in-force notices at field offices across the US, Kriston Capps and Sarah Holder report.

The cuts come after whistleblowers at HUD raised alarms that staff cuts and policy shifts were destroying the agency’s ability to investigate discrimination complaints and enforce fair housing laws. The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity has lost nearly 70% percent of its attorneys since January, according to the whistleblower letter. Today on CityLab: HUD Issues Layoff Notices, Targeting Fair Housing Staff With Deep Cuts

— Linda Poon

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