President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, aiming to provide cities and states with resources to put homeless people on the streets and eliminate drug use crackdowns.
The order directs the Attorney General to reverse precedents that limit the ability of state and local governments to commit people at risk to themselves and others, according to the White House fact sheet obtained by Hill.
It also requires interagency work on open illegal drug use, city camps, lo bullets, national grants to implement bans to track sex offenders by squatting. And funds need to be redirected to ensure that people sleeping on the streets cause public disabilities and suffer from serious mental illness and addiction.
Los Angeles County officials have removed several homeless encampments in Woodland Hills and Viver Grove. There, on May 8, 2025, more than 30 homeless residents lived as part of the Inside Safe initiative. (Los Angeles County)
Additionally, the order requires discretionary grants for the prevention, treatment and recovery of drug use not to be directed towards funding “drug infusion sites and illegal drug use,” and aims to allow programs in which homeless aid sex offenders are housed with children and exclusively housed women and children.
The order originally reported by USA Today is described in Fact Sheet as an effort to “restore order in American cities and remove individuals from our streets.” It aims to redirect federal funds towards addressing substance abuse and the need for civil commitment.
According to the fact sheet, it is part of Trump’s commitment to end homelessness, following a march order that directed the National Park Service to clear homeless encampments and graffiti on federal lands.
According to the latest official estimates, around 72,308 people currently experience homelessness in Los Angeles County, down 4% from a year ago.
On his first day in office in 2022, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass launched features within the Safe Program with the aim of moving people out of the streets temporarily and ultimately to permanent homes. So far, the mayor’s office says the program has moved 4,300 people “indoors” and cleared 95 camps.
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