The Trump administration on Monday abruptly withdrew a controversial policy aimed at reshaping a multi-billion-dollar anti-homelessness grant program run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as the proposed changes drew lawsuits from over a dozen states and localities as well as homeless-serving organizations.

In a court filing Monday afternoon, officials wrote they withdrew guidance documents pertaining to the new policy in order to assess the issues raised by Plaintiffs in their suits and to fashion a revised [plan]. A new notice on the programs website says the agency still intends to exercise this discretion and make changes to the program, and that officials expect to share the updated policy well in advance of the deadline for obligation of available Fiscal Year

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