Trump targets homelessness in executive order ‘ending crime and disorder’

Published July 24, 2025 7:58pm ET



President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order seeking to overhaul how states approach the homelessness crisis. 

The president’s directive orders the Department of Justice to roll back regulations restricting states and businesses from removing homeless people from the streets and moving them to treatment centers.

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