Trump signs order making it easier to remove homeless people from streets

Watch Video Why is the homeless population getting so much older Washington President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order making it easier for cities and states to remove homeless people from the streets and get them healing elsewhere The president s order asks Attorney General Pam Bondi to reverse judicial precedents and end consent decrees that limit state and local governments ability to commit individuals on the streets who are a peril to themselves or others according to a White House fact sheet It also commits federal funding to move people on the streets who are causing population disorder and that are suffering from serious mental illness or addiction to healing centers assisted outpatient medicine or other facilities Shifting homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings for humane remedy through the appropriate use of civil commitment will restore population order the text of the order reported Surrendering our cities and citizens to disorder and fear is neither compassionate to the homeless nor other citizens My Administration will take a new approach focused on protecting constituents safety The executive order the president also asks Bondi to work with the Department of Wellness and Human Services the Department of Housing and Urban Evolution and the Department of Transportation to prioritize federal grants for states and cities that enforce prohibitions on open illicit drug use urban camping and loitering the White House explained The order was first published by USA This day President Trump is delivering on his commitment to Make America Safe Again and end homelessness across America White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt disclosed in a message By removing vagrant criminals from our streets and redirecting tools toward substance abuse programs the Trump administration will ensure that Americans feel safe in their own communities and that individuals suffering from addiction or mental physical condition struggles are able to get the help they need In March Mr Trump called for Washington D C Mayor Muriel Bowser to clean up all of the unsightly homeless encampments in the City specifically including the ones outside of the State Department and near the White House He added that if she was not capable of doing so we will be forced to do it for her He signed an executive order directing the National Park Institution to clear all homeless encampments on federal lands He also signed a separate executive order in March aiming to dismantle the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness The president pledged to remove homeless individuals from the nation s streets during his campaign When I am back in the White House we will use every tool lever and authority to get the homeless off our streets Mr Trump announced in a spring campaign video The National Homelessness Law Center commented the order does nothing to lower the cost of housing or help people make ends meet Forced healing is unethical ineffective and illegal People need stable housing and access to healthcare Rather Trump s actions will force more people into homelessness divert taxpayer money away from people in need and make it harder for local communities to solve homelessness reported spokesperson Jesse Rabinowitz Source