US EditionTrump to sign executive order to push cities to curb homeless sleeping, drug use on streets
UNITED STATES, JUL 24 – The order redirects federal funds to treatment programs and enforces restrictions on public drug use and urban camping to address homelessness linked to substance abuse and mental illness.
- On July 24, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in Washington, easing homeless removal and directing treatment efforts, including legal and funding changes.
- Following a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year permitting punishment for sleeping outside, in March of this year he directed the National Park Service to clear encampments on federal lands.
- Under the order, Attorney General Pam Bondi reviews drug law violations and freezes assistance, while the attorney general and secretaries of HHS, HUD, and Transportation reward enforcement of bans and track sex offenders.
- Critics and administration spokespeople offered immediate reactions, noting that the National Homelessness Law Center condemned the order for depriving people of basic rights, while Karoline Leavitt said it fulfills the administration's public safety and treatment goals.
- In response to anti-homeless laws, Congress introduced the Housing Not Handcuffs Act, critics warned the order will force more people into homelessness and divert taxpayer money, hindering local solutions.
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Trump signs executive order to clear homeless encampments
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aiming to provide resources that would push cities and states to remove homeless people from sleeping on streets and to crack down on drug use. The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to reverse precedents that limit state and local governments’ ability to commit people on the streets who are at risk to themselves or others, according to a White House fact sheet obtained by The Hill. It …
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Trump signs executive order to push cities to curb homeless sleeping, drug use on streets
(The Hill) - President Trump has signed an executive order on Thursday aiming to provide resources that would push cities and states to remove homeless people from sleeping on streets and to crack down on drug use. The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to reverse precedents that limit state and local governments’ ability to commit people on streets who are at risk to themselves or others, according to a White House fact sheet obtained by …
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