As of September 2025, President Donald Trump's "crime clean up" process for cities is based on a series of executive actions and policies that increase federal intervention and prioritize law enforcement. Key components include deploying federal agents and the National Guard, targeting "sanctuary" jurisdictions, and implementing an executive order aimed at homelessness.
Deploying
federal assets to cities
· National Guard
deployments: The Trump administration has dispatched National Guard troops
and federal law enforcement to several cities, such as Los Angeles and
Washington, D.C., and is planning deployments for others, including Memphis and
Chicago.
· Targeted task
forces: The administration has created specialized task forces, such as
the Memphis Safe Task Force, which combines federal and local law enforcement
efforts to focus on specific crime reduction strategies.
· Broadened scope: The deployments are intended to combat violent crime, illegal immigration, and civil unrest in cities, particularly those with Democratic leadership.
Executive
order on homelessness
In
July 2025, Trump signed an executive order titled "Ending Crime and
Disorder on America's Streets," which fundamentally changes the federal
approach to homelessness.
· Institutionalization: The
order promotes moving unhoused individuals with serious mental illness or
addiction into treatment centers and long-term institutional settings,
including through civil commitment.
· Criminalization: It
pressures state and local governments to enforce prohibitions on "urban
camping," "loitering," and "urban squatting" by
prioritizing federal grants for municipalities that comply.
· Defunding alternatives: The policy shifts federal funding away from "Housing First" programs, which provide stable housing and voluntary support services, toward more punitive and institutional-focused solutions.
Actions
against sanctuary cities and elected officials
· Immigration
enforcement: Trump's policies direct the Department of Homeland Security
to crack down on "sanctuary" jurisdictions that limit cooperation
with federal immigration enforcement.
· Withholding
funds: The administration has threatened to suspend or terminate federal
funding to states and cities that do not comply with federal immigration law.
· Prosecuting officials: The
Attorney General is directed to prosecute local officials who are deemed to be
obstructing law enforcement duties through actions, including diversity,
equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. As of September 2025, President
Donald Trump's "crime clean up" process for cities is an aggressive,
federally-led initiative that includes deploying National Guard and federal
agents, pressuring local officials, and modifying federal grants. The
administration has begun implementing these policies in cities like Washington,
D.C., and Memphis, with promises to expand to other areas like Chicago and St.
Louis.
· Federal law enforcement
deployment
· The administration has
deployed or announced plans to deploy federal task forces, including the
National Guard and federal agents, to address crime in specific cities.
· Memphis: On
September 15, 2025, President Trump announced the creation of the "Memphis
Safe Task Force," which includes personnel from the National Guard, FBI,
DEA, and other federal agencies.
· Washington,
D.C.: A similar deployment began in Washington, D.C. in August 2025.
· Other
cities: President Trump and his administration have indicated that cities
like Chicago, St. Louis, and New Orleans are also targets for federal
intervention.
· Pressure on local
authorities
· The administration is
using federal authority and resources to pressure local governments into
aligning with its "law and order" approach.
· Targeting
"sanctuary" cities: An executive order issued earlier in the
administration targets states and localities that obstruct federal immigration
enforcement by threatening to suspend or terminate federal funds to
"sanctuary" jurisdictions.
· Charging local
officials: The Attorney General is directed to prosecute local officials
who are seen as obstructing law enforcement, including through diversity,
equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
· Eliminating consent
decrees: A plan based on the conservative policy agenda known as Project
2025 includes a directive to end consent decrees, which are used by the
Department of Justice (DOJ) to reform local police departments with a pattern
of misconduct.
· Crackdown on vagrancy
and homelessness
· An executive order from
July 2025, "Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets," outlines
the administration's actions targeting homelessness and vagrancy. This includes
prioritizing federal grants for areas enforcing prohibitions on open illicit
drug use, urban camping, loitering, and squatting. Funding will also be
redirected towards placing homeless individuals with serious mental illness or
addiction into treatment or other facilities, and consent decrees that limit
civil commitment are to be ended.
· Federalizing crime
control
· The administration is working to increase federal control over local law enforcement. Federal prosecutors are being told to pursue maximum sentences, including mandatory minimums, particularly for drug offenses. The Department of Justice is expected to handle more cases where federal and state jurisdiction overlaps, especially concerning firearms and drugs. There are also plans to deputize local law enforcement to assist in deportations, which is expected to impact marginalized communities.
Pushback
· Legality of
deployments: Federal judges have challenged the use of the military for
domestic law enforcement, citing violations of laws like the Posse Comitatus
Act.
· Incarceration vs.
social services: The executive order on homelessness faces criticism from
advocacy groups like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which argue that it promotes
the criminalization of homelessness and rolls back effective, proven strategies
like "Housing First" programs.
· Exaggerated crime
portrayal: Critics argue that the administration has used an exaggerated
narrative of urban crime to justify its actions, despite data from
organizations like the Vera Institute showing declining crime rates in 2025.
· Federal overreach: The
policies are viewed by some officials in Democratic-led cities as federal
overreach and an attempt to punish political opponents.
· President Trump's Executive Order on Criminalizing Unhoused People,
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Comments
The Pushback is lame. Trump is focused on current 2025 high crime cities. The Supreme Court will likely side with Federal Supremacy.
The use of the National Guard is valid. They are there to prevent disruption of ICE arrests and monitor to deter crime.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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