According to the Biden-Harris Justice Department, housing programs that limit criminal opportunities are unfair, biased against minorities and must be dismantled.

Kristen Clarke, the controversial nominee who found herself in hot water after falsely telling the U.S. Senate that she had never been arrested and deliberately suppressed her criminal record over a domestic dispute, claims that programs aimed at keeping crime out of housing projects are flawed.

A report from Judicial Watch found that the Biden-Harris duo “has threatened — and sued — local governments and law enforcement agencies across the country that have implemented measures to curb an epidemic of crime, drugs and gang violence in rental housing.”

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Clarke argues that these programs disadvantage communities of color and that is unfair.

“The popular laws, which have been adopted by thousands of cities across the country, are commonly known as ‘crime-free’ and ‘nuisance’ programs that restrict housing based on criminal and arrest records and punish landlords and tenants who make excessive calls to police and emergency services or who engage in criminal activity,” the report said.

“To improve living conditions in primarily low-income rental housing, 2,000 cities in 48 states have adopted crime and public nuisance control policies,” the report said.

But Clarke’s Justice Department claims they are “discriminatory”.

“Even if well-intentioned, these programs can disrupt lives, leave families homeless, and result in lost jobs, education, and opportunities for people who are disproportionately poor among people of color — all in violation of federal law,” Clarke argues.

“These programs can also discourage people with disabilities and their loved ones from seeking help during a mental health crisis and prevent victims of domestic violence from seeking the protection they desperately need.”

She has promised that the federal government, using taxpayer money, will continue its fight against such programs.

The Justice Department also boasted, noting that several cities had to pay for things like civil fines, damages and attorney fees.

The report cites California-based Hesperia, which changed its practices and paid about $1 million after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit.

“Faribault, Minnesota, paid nearly $700,000 to settle its federal case and is prohibited from enforcing the types of criminal histories private landlords can consider when screening tenants. Bedford, Ohio, repealed its laws after paying out $350,000. Hemet, California, scrapped its measures and was forced to establish a $200,000 remediation fund. Anoka, Minnesota, made “substantial program changes” and paid $175,000 to settle with the DOJ,” the report said.

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