An executive order issued by President Trump looks to place homeless people into involuntary treatment through civil commitment — a process that's rare in Oregon.

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order that marks a significant shift in federal homelessness policy.

The public is fed up with having to climb over drug-addled zombies and mumbling, mentally deranged vagrants on the streets and in the subways. But New York City's far-left politicians insist the homeless should be catered to on their own terms,

The order, called “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” attempts to defund “housing first” and “harm reduction” approaches to homelessness. Both strategies have played heavily in Mayor Mike Johnston’s housing efforts in Denver, and many researchers say they are backed by evidence.

City leaders and homelessness advocates across West Michigan are reacting with caution to a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

"People need homes, not handcuffs; health care, not institutionalization; and above all, compassion, not criminality," said Maxine Waters.

Since the Housing First program began in August 2015, Milwaukee County has seen a nearly 42% decline in the homeless population.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at requiring cities to take a more muscular approach to homelessness, mental illness and drug use.