Trump administration seeks to halt first US reparations program for Black people

White House joined suit to stop city of Evanston, Illinois, from compensating victims of housing discrimination Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The Trump administration has joined a lawsuit attempting to stop a first-of-its-kind reparations plan that would compensate Black residents of a Chicago suburb, arguing that its race-based criteria is unconstitutional. The program, in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, offers Black residents and their descendants up to $25,000 for pas...

By Kim Bellware

Trump admin wants to stop Illinois city's reparations effort for 'simply handing out money based on race'

DOJ Civil Rights Division contends Evanston's reparations program violates the Equal Protection Clause by distributing $25,000 housing grants based solely on race.