NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville is joining a national legal battle against the Trump administration over changes to a federal housing program that officials warn could force hundreds of people, including domestic violence survivors, to lose their homes.

Metro Nashville is leading a lawsuit with multiple other groups against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over what they call illegal changes to the Continuum of Care program. The lawsuit states the new rules undermine proven practices like Housing First — dating back to the George W. Bush era — by cutting their priority in funding decisions by more than 60%.

"This is a life-or-death situation," Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell said. "We are taking them to court to stop it."

The lawsuit argues that HUD is illegall

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