Posted on 07/24/2025 4:24:07 PM PDT by NoLibZone
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 treatment 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 risk 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 public disorder and that are suffering from serious mental illness or addiction" to "treatment centers, assisted outpatient treatment, or other facilities."
"Shifting homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings for humane treatment through the appropriate use of civil commitment will restore public order," the text of the order said. "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 public safety."
The executive order the president also asks Bondi to work with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development 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 said. The order was first reported by USA Today.
"President Trump is delivering on his commitment to Make America Safe Again and end homelessness across America," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. "By removing vagrant criminals from our streets and redirecting resources 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 health 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 Service 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 said in a spring 2023 campaign video.
The National Homelessness Law Center said the order "does nothing to lower the cost of housing or help people make ends meet."
"Forced treatment 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," said spokesperson Jesse Rabinowitz.
Not a Federal power under the Constitution. It's a State matter.
There is a huge misconception about the homeless. They are all stereotyped into a false status and label. They are universally and ignorantly classified as all mental case criminal druggies.
This is absolutely false and fueled by hate. Well over half of them have jobs and are trying but just can’t quite get by because of the economy. So there is going to be a whole lot of innocent collateral damage with this “one size fits all” concept.
https://invisiblepeople.tv/working-homeless-more-than-half-of-unhoused-people-have-jobs/
Who are you talking about?
The fastest growing population of homeless are those over the age of 55.
We got one that often is on this forum.
Of those, most are working but, as you said, economic conditions are so that they can not sustain any type of comfortable life.
And that population will increase dramatically in the next years.
The National Homelessness Law Center said the order “does nothing to lower the cost of housing or help people make ends meet.”
Translation: “We might not be able to keep grifting cities and counties if you get the homeless the help they need to battle addiction.”
I think the order has the funding going to the states that commit to doing what is outlined in the order. The federal government may provided funding to states and other government bodies.
As far as I can tell the order is concerned with those homeless who are causing public disorder due to mental illness, drug addiction, or other factors making them a danger to themselves or others. It is not a one size fits all approach but is tailored to a portion of the demographic.
I don’t disagree. But what is the solution? With where we are today, what steps could be done to help those that would benefit from help? This is something that worries me as I try to discuss this and other society problems.
“The fastest growing population of homeless are those over the age of 55.
We got one that often is on this forum.”
We have several here but they are ashamed and afraid to admit it. The FR member you speak of is wrongfully trashed all the time with the lack of compassion and understanding here. I respect him for trying to stand up against it.
Absolutely right. People have absolutely no clue what they are talking about. There are also a LOT of folks collecting SS who just do not make enough to get housing and have to live in their car. I know a couple different widows who are only getting $600 a month, half of their late husband’s SS plus food assistance and have to live in their cars.
A one bedroom apartment even in our jerkwater town runs $1200 a month plus utilities... If Landlords were not so greedy this situation would not be so bad. But no way are they going to give up any Laughlin gambling funds...
Housing. Used to have what was called bungalow courts years ago for low income people.
Dont do it anymore since property prices are sky high. So developers build high priced units and charge extremely high rents.
Consider this. Your retirement is so that even with social security you cant pay the rent, water bills, electric, etc and have enough left for food.
Whats the average price for a one bedroom rental now days? CA is the epicenter. And take a look at rentals there.
Just remember, a lot of these people worked in the service sector as store clerks, etc. Covid, was the final straw for a whole lot of them.
As for those addicted, institutionalization is about the only answer.
Yup, you and i have talked about it before.
What i find amazing is that those the least compassionate are the ones who claim to be religious.
So for all you so called religious people reading this. What does scripture say about the poor.
Of course a better economy would be the first thing. And Trump is trying to do that. But the innocent poor who are trying should not be alienated and punished before it is better and they can get on their feet again.
Second there really is a serious rent rate fixing problem. Rent is at least 50% more than it should be in relation to the true economy right now. Especially compared to local demographics. They want premium rent in poor economy localities. Then they complain about the homeless problem they THEMSELVES are creating. Price fixing needs to be addressed. Price fixing in general needs to be addressed. And there is a LOT of it.
Let me share a local example here. Our gas and fuel across the whole town is fixed at ten cents a gallon more than the town 20 miles away. Yet both buy all their fuel from the very same suppliers, from the very same sources, at the very same wholesale price per gallon. And we are actually closer to the sources than the town 20 miles away. And our economy is NOT better than the town 20 miles away. That ten cents is mutually agreed upon local price fixing and gouging.
This also happens with food prices and other services. Their costs are no more than the town 20 miles away and we are closer to the sources. Yet they have fixed their margin 10% higher across the board in a worse local economy. This greed is just enough of a difference to make a huge difference to the poor.
And oddly enough the rich and well off are the ones creating the homeless problem with their own greed. Then they expect these folks to just disappear into thin air...
Developers.
One of our former county commissioners said in one meeting that 213 thousand dollars for a house is low income housing.
They justify their lack of compassion and hate by claiming they are ALL criminal druggies.
“the rich and well off are the ones creating the homeless problem with their own greed.”
Yes, that is another problem that unfortunately is used by the left to blame the right. My non-political friends point to the spreading gap between CEOs and average wage and it is becoming a giant problem. They say it is the fault of capitalism and that we should try socialism to correct for it. I struggle to respond beyond the “you say socialism would work if it ever was implemented correctly, well, this is an example of something that is not capitalism.”
“there really is a serious rent rate fixing problem.”
My little town has a serious housing problem that is really caused by the politicians greed. They want to increase the property tax base, so they keep raising the taxes and only approve expensive condos along the river. People who have lived here all their lives cannot afford these new places and are being priced out of where they are because of the property taxes.
I’ve long felt that if they insist on over-appraising houses then they should be required to buy the houses at that appraised price. Maybe limit it to 10 a year or something. But I really don’t want the city owning all the houses, either.
The best solution I know of is the idea of the only tax being a sales tax on new items. But that would have to be a country-wide solution.
Property tax is completely immoral in my mind.
There is that pesky 2 Thessalonians 3:10. :)
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