The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans is objecting to an executive order by President Donald Trump that directs state and local officials to forcibly move people living on the streets into long-term “institutional settings.

WASHINGTON — A new homeless encampment has emerged directly across from the White House this week, one day after the President announced his new plan to combat homelesness, and one year after a previous camp in the same location was dismantled by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and then-President Joe Biden in 2024.

President Trump's executive order on how cities and states deal with homelessness encourages removing encampments and getting people into treatment -- through involuntary civil commitment if needed.

Designed to tackle America's homelessness problem, the order calls for an end to federal support for policies that help people living on the streets find stable housing as a first step to a more stable life.

The White House Thursday announced plans to reduce homelessness among veterans, including $3.1 billion in grants dedicated to help communities “quickly rehouse” unhoused people.