This Department Is Making English Its Sole Language
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is evolving to make English the only language used in almost all its services and communications, according to a note obtained by the New York Post.
HUD deputy secretary, Andrew Hughes, who is the author of the note, said that this decision joined forces with the March executive decree of President Donald Trump designating English as the official language of the United States, according to the New York Post.
“We are only one, united people, and we will speak with one voice and a language to deliver our mission,” wrote Hughes. (Related: Exclusive: Trump dry accommodation wants to take a hammer at bureaucratic “paperwork”)
Translation:
You are in America.
Learn English.
Speak English.
Assimilate.
Or go home.https: //t.co/w0g4yovmfv
– 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) March 2, 2025
Politics only in English will largely apply through the services, websites and published documents of HUD. HUD plans to delete existing non -English digital leaflets and digital resources, while examining contracts for translation services. Hughes said that the ministry will always comply with federal law where linguistic housing is required, in particular under the Americans Act with disabilities and the law on violence against women.
Previously, HUD offered assistance in more than 222 languages to help legal and other immigrants with limited housing programs access to English skills, according to a leaflet seen by the New York Post. The policies of the Clinton era have encouraged broader linguistic access, but the executive order of Trump revoked this directive, noting that it had not forced changes to existing agency services.
Hughes said Hud will continue to ensure that everyone has significant access to programs and will maintain services for people with hearing and vision. The ministry described deployment as “in progress and iterative”, the new policy in English only to take effect immediately.
The DoJ has published advice to federal agencies on the implementation of the order of Trump and plans to request public comments in about six months on any other adjustment.
