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Dhillon warns NY on housing discrimination
The warning follows backlash over Mamdani’s Tenant Director Weaver's past remarks on housing policy.
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Anushka Pathak - Tue, 06, Jan 2026
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U.S. Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Harmeet Dhillon has warned of increased federal scrutiny on New York City over discrimination based on skin color in federally assisted housing programs.
In a post on X, she wrote, “Just because you're white doesn't mean that you have fewer rights in this country.”
Her remarks come amid controversy surrounding a resurfaced 2021 video of NYC’s newly appointed Tenant Director Cea Weaver, in which she asserts that homeownership is a weapon of “white supremacists.”
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New York: Consider this your official notice from @TheJusticeDept.
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) January 6, 2026
We will NOT tolerate discrimination based on skin color. It is ILLEGAL. @CivilRights is paying very close attention.
Thank you for your attention to this matter! pic.twitter.com/4kj7Hkwfps
In the 2021 video, Weaver advocated transitioning property ownership from an individualized good to a collective one under shared equity models, explaining that this shift would require rethinking property rights and would mean that families, especially white families, whom she claims would have a different relationship to property than people of color do.
Dhillon issued a formal warning to New York from the Justice Department, stating that any form of skin color-based discrimination would not be tolerated, stating it is closely monitoring recent housing policy developments under the new city administration.
She added, “We all have equal rights, and we will not stand for New York City violating any federal law whatsoever; they should be on notice there are high scrutiny. And we'll swoop right into what's necessary to protect all citizens.”
The warning cited Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs that receive federal financial assistance. New York City receives substantial federal funding for housing and related initiatives.
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