A memo sent by Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Andrew Hughes revealed that the agency will only offer English-language services and communications. “We are one people, united, and we will speak with one voice and one language to deliver on our mission of expanding housing that is affordable, helping those in need, caring for our most vulnerable Americans, and revitalizing rural, tribal, and urban communities,” the memo read, in part.
HUD will remove all non-English materials, subject to certain exceptions required by federal law. The move is set to take effect immediately and follows President Donald Trump’s executive order designating English as the official language of the United States.
Before the change, the agency once offered services in more than 200 languages.
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