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NBC News reports that the Trump administration's crackdown on homelessness has evolved into a broad retreat from disability rights protections. The piece argues that policies targeting homeless people, including encampment sweeps and restrictions on housing protections, undermine legal safeguards originally designed for people with disabilities. Advocates say many homeless Americans have mental or physical disabilities and are being stripped of rights rather than offered housing or treatment.
- 2Trump administration ends disability rights enforcement after state lawsuits▼After states sue, Trump administration walks away from disability rights enforcement
The Trump administration has withdrawn from enforcing federal disability rights protections following lawsuits brought by several states, according to Stateline. The move leaves enforcement of disability anti-discrimination rules in question and has drawn criticism from disability advocates, who warn it could roll back access and civil rights protections established under federal law.