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Trump Signs Executive Order Making It Easier to Remove Homeless People From Streets
UNITED STATES, JUL 24 – The order prioritizes sobriety and treatment over housing-first policies and redirects federal funding to jurisdictions enforcing urban camping bans, amid an 18% rise in homelessness in 2024.
- This week, President Donald Trump issued an executive directive aimed at simplifying the process for local governments to clear homeless individuals from public areas.
- The order, issued after the Supreme Court upheld cities’ authority to ticket homeless individuals sleeping outdoors, instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi to overturn legal barriers that restrict the relocation of homeless people.
- The order also tasks Bondi and health, housing, and transportation secretaries to prioritize grants to states cracking down on drug use, street camping, and to transfer affected homeless people to rehab or substance misuse facilities.
- In 2024, the number of individuals facing homelessness in the United States rose by 18% compared to the previous year, reaching over 770,000. Meanwhile, debates continued among advocates and officials about whether detaining homeless people forcibly addresses the issue or exacerbates it.
- The order signals a punitive federal approach aimed at public safety, but critics warn it risks infringing on basic rights and ignoring evidence-based housing and support services to end homelessness.
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