President Trump Signs Harmful Executive Order to Forcibly Hospitalize Unhoused Individuals
Jul 28, 2025
On July 24, President Trump signed an Executive Order, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” aimed to make it easier for states and localities to criminalize individuals experiencing homelessness and to force them into involuntary treatment, by instructing federal departments to prioritize federal grants for states that implement harmful, ineffective, and costly policies to address homelessness, such as bans on encampments, increased use of law enforcement, and the forced institutionalization of people experiencing homelessness. The executive order also instructs the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to withdraw support for Housing First policies.
The Impact
NLIHC President and CEO Renee Willis released a press statement in response to the executive order signed on July 24. In the statement, Willis discussed that investments in proven solutions, such as Housing First, are critically needed to address the nation’s homelessness crisis. She also highlighted the harmful consequences of diverting crucial federal funds to localities that harm and mistreat unhoused individuals.
Read the full statement, here.