President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Thursday aimed at making it easier for cities and states to clear homeless individuals from streets and encampments. According to a White House summary reviewed by USA Today, the order will direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to “reverse judicial precedents and end consent decrees” that currently restrict governments from relocating homeless individuals into treatment or rehabilitation facilities.

The order will also redirect federal funds to support transitioning homeless individuals into treatment centers and care facilities, though the exact funding amount has not been disclosed. The White House has named the initiative “Ending Vagrancy and Restoring Order.”

Additionally, the order requires Bondi to collaborate with the secretaries of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation to prioritize federal grants to states and cities that enforce rules against open drug use, urban camping, loitering, squatting, and track the locations of sex offenders.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump is “delivering on his commitment to Make America Safe Again and end homelessness across America.” She emphasized that the administration aims to remove “vagrant criminals” from streets while redirecting resources toward substance abuse programs, helping those with addiction and mental health struggles.

According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s January 2024 count, over 771,800 people were experiencing homelessness nationwide — the highest ever recorded and an 18.1% increase from 2023, when about 650,000 individuals lived in shelters, parks, or on the streets, USA Today reported.