Trump order pushes local officials to clear unhoused people from streets

Order removes restrictions from municipalities and redirects funds toward rehabilitation and treatment

The federal government is seeking to crack down on homelessness in the US, with Donald Trump issuing an executive order to push local governments to remove unhoused people from the streets.

The order the US president signed on Thursday will seek the reversal of federal or state judicial precedents and the termination of consent decrees" that restrict local governments' ability to force people into treatment for mental health, and redirect funds to support rehabilitation and treatment. The order aims to restore public order", saying endemic vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, and violent attacks have made our cities unsafe", according to the order.