Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent on housing for illegal aliens
Trump signed an executive order to establish the National Center for Warrior Independence on the Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles
By Brooke Singman Fox News
Published May 9, 2025 2:36pm EDT
FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to establish a national center for homeless veterans with redirected funds previously spent on services for illegal aliens, Fox News Digital has learned.
The president’s order directs the secretary of veterans affairs to establish the National Center for Warrior Independence on the Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles.
Los Angeles has approximately 3,000 homeless veterans — more than any other city in the country, and accounting for about 10% of all homeless veterans in America, according to the White House.
"The new National Center for Warrior Independence will help them and other veterans like them rebuild their lives," the White House said.
The center will allow veterans from around the nation to seek and receive care, benefits and services "to which they are entitled," the White House said.
The order redirects funds previously spent on housing or other services for illegal aliens to constructing, establishing and maintaining the new center.
"The Center will promote self-sufficiency through housing, substance abuse treatment, and support for productive work for the veterans housed there," the White House explained.
It said the goal is to house up to 6,000 homeless veterans at the center by 2028.
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