Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a roundtable on education at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Photo by Daniel Heuer/UPI | License Photo
June 17 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has joined a lawsuit Wednesday to stop a housing reparations program for Black residents in the Chicago area.
The Justice Department joined the lawsuit against the city council in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Ill. The council earmarked $10 million in revenue from cannabis sales tax for its Restorative Housing Program to aid Black residents who are direct descendants of people who experienced housing discrimination between 1919 and 1969.
Those who are eligible for the program may receive grants of up to $25,000. Those funds can be used for a down payment on a home, to repair property or to pay interest and late fees on a property in Evanston.
It is also possible for people who have been harmed by the city's discriminatory policies after 1969 to receive grants if they can prove harm.
