US EditionMixed Reactions Follow Trump's Executive Order on Homelessness
UNITED STATES, JUL 28 – The order links federal housing aid to treatment compliance and mandates enforcement against public camping and drug use, citing 274,224 homeless nationwide in 2024, officials reported.
- On Thursday, President Trump signed a sweeping executive order criticizing policies that criminalize homelessness and undermine civil liberties, drawing sharp criticism from advocates.
- Following rising urban crime rates, the administration framed it as a response to public safety concerns and a critique of policies in Seattle and Spokane.
- Critics warn the order seeks to strip legal protections, with NAMI warning it allows involuntary detention of vulnerable individuals, raising alarms among privacy experts.
- Facing criticism, the Legal Action Center plans to fight the executive order, and Cathy Alderman of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless says it won’t solve homelessness.
- Advocates warn it will deepen systemic inequality and lead to forced displacement and arrests for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities, Michigan State University’s Deyanira Nevárez Martínez cautioned.
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