Overview

• The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to reverse judicial precedents and end consent decrees that restrict local governments’ ability to clear street encampments.
• HHS, HUD and the Transportation Department must prioritize federal grants for jurisdictions enforcing bans on open drug use, urban camping, loitering, squatting and sex-offender tracking.
• Federal funding is shifted away from housing-first and harm-reduction models toward compulsory treatment programs, including civil commitment and assisted outpatient care.
• Discretionary grants for substance use disorder prevention and recovery may not support supervised injection sites or programs that permit illicit drug use.
• Advocates such as the National Coalition for the Homeless warn the order undermines due process and risks exacerbating the homelessness crisis by criminalizing vulnerable individuals.