India, Nov. 14 -- The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will require individuals declaring themselves US citizens to provide documentary proof of their citizenship to qualify for housing assistance, HUD Secretary Scott Turner said on Friday, November 13.

Under the new rule, applicants can no longer establish their US citizenship through a declaration alone. They must submit documents such as a US birth certificate or a naturalisation certificate, Turner and HUD said in posts on X.

The change targets what the department describes as the "Mixed Status" loophole, which it says allowed people to claim US citizenship without providing supporting documentation to access federally assisted housing.

The final rule was publis...