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Advocates in Austin voice concerns over Trump’s new homelessness order  KVUE ENDING CRIME AND DISORDER ON AMERICA’S STREETS  The White House (.gov) Trump signs order allowing forced hospitalization for homeless people  Axios Commentary: Trump’s order on homelessness gets it all wrong, and here’s why  Los Angeles Times Trump signs executive order making it easier to remove homeless people from streets  CNN Source link

A person speaks to someone inside of a tent, camping on the sidewalk in downtown Portland, Ore., Nov. 15, 2023. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB President Donald Trump wants cities to force treatment on people with severe mental illness or addiction who are living outside. An executive order signed on Thursday aims to remove “vagrant” individuals from streets across the country …

By Marisa Kendall, CalMatters An encampment on the sidewalk near a freeway entrance in downtown San Diego on March 22, 2024. Photo by Kristian Carreon for CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. President Donald Trump’s new law-and-order approach to homelessness bears several striking resemblances to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s. Trump wants cities to enforce …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Leading Democrats and advocates for homeless people are criticizing an executive order President Donald Trump signed this week aimed at removing people from the streets, possibly by committing them for mental health or drug treatment without their consent. Trump directed some of his Cabinet heads to prioritize funding to cities that crack down on open drug …