President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to address homelessness by encouraging cities to enforce stricter measures like involuntary commitment and bans on urban camping.

President Trump's executive order could criminalize homelessness and strip funding from local efforts, drawing criticism from mental health experts.

The Trump administration’s new approach to homelessness will focus on “protecting public safety” as the number of individuals experiencing homelessness reaches record highs, with nearly 771,500 people experiencing homelessness on one night in 2024, include more than 274,200 who were unsheltered.

The president wants to upend two other core tenants of California’s homelessness response: housing and harm reduction.

Trump's new order will reportedly redirect federal funds to send impacted homeless people to treatment or rehabilitation facilities.

President Trump wants to make it easier for cities and states to move homeless people to treatment centers under new executive action.

President Trump's executive order on homelessness aims to make it easier for states and cities to get people into mental health or addiction treatment, even if that means involuntary civil commitment.