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Trump’s homelessness order unites Lamont, housing advocates
CONNECTICUT, AUG 4 – Connecticut officials and advocates reject Trump’s order shifting federal funds from housing-first programs and harm reduction to enforcement, citing risk to vulnerable homeless populations.
- On July 24, President Donald Trump issued the executive order ‘Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets’, directing federal agencies to expand arrests, forced civil commitments, and penalties for people experiencing homelessness.
- Amid the order’s funding shifts, Connecticut takes a housing-first approach believing stable housing increases treatment success rates.
- The order lets state and local police officers break up encampments, issue citations, and threaten arrests for people experiencing homelessness, including a woman in Hartford who was forced to move.
- In response, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said the state will not comply with the order calling for criminalization of homelessness.
- On Monday, Lamont said talks are ongoing on a revised housing bill anticipated for a special session this fall to address homelessness in Connecticut.
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