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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nThe order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to reverse precedents that limit state and local governments\u2019 ability to commit people on the streets who are at risk to themselves or others, according to a White House fact sheet obtained by The Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also requires interagency work on grants for states to enforce prohibitions on open illicit drug use, urban camping, loitering and squatting, and to track sex offenders. And, it requires redirecting funds to ensure people sleeping on the streets and causing public disorder, and suffering from serious mental illness or addiction, are moved to facilities like treatment centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, the order requires that discretionary grants for substance use prevention, treatment and recovery do not go toward funding \u201cdrug injection sites or illicit drug use,\u201d and it aims to stop sex offenders who receive homelessness assistance from being housed with children and allows programs to house women and children exclusively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The order, which USA Today<\/a> first reported on, is described as an effort \u201cto restore order to American cities and remove vagrant individuals from our streets\u201d in the fact sheet. It aims to redirect federal funds toward tackling substance abuse and the necessity of civil commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is part of Trump\u2019s commitment to ending homelessness, according to the fact sheet, and follows a March order<\/a> that directed the National Park Service to clear homeless encampments and graffiti on federal lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n