President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to address the growing homelessness crisis by clearing encampments and moving people into treatment centers.
The directive aims to help local governments restore public order and reduce illegal squatting and loitering.
The order authorizes Attorney General Pam Bondi to dismantle legal barriers that have previously blocked the removal of homeless individuals.
This includes revisiting court rulings and consent decrees that limited cities’ power to act.
Federal assistance will be reallocated to fund drug rehabilitation and mental health programs. The goal is to shift from tolerance of street living to enforced relocation into structured environments.
Bondi is tasked with collaborating with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, HUD Secretary Scott Turner, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Together, they will expedite funds for cities that aggressively counteract open drug use and street encampments.
The administration also emphasized the importance of monitoring registered sex offenders in public areas as part of this new approach, per the Conservative Brief.
On Friday, Trump called the initiative “common sense” and referenced the presence of tents in Washington, D.C., as unacceptable — especially outside the White House. “We can’t have that,” Trump said. “It doesn’t sound