Malliotakis Applauds Trump’s Order Targeting NYC’s Illegal Injection Sites

(NEW YORK, NY) – Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis is commending President Trump's recent executive order "Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets," which addresses the homelessness crisis through comprehensive public safety measures, including directing federal agencies to review and potentially terminate funding for illegal drug injection sites including those operated by OnPoint NYC.

The executive order directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to review if groups receiving federal housing or homelessness funds allow illegal drug injection or “safe consumption” sites, if they are their funding can be frozen, and the Department of Justice may take legal action against them.

Back in January 2021, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia previously ruled in United States v. Safehouse ruled "...it is a federal crime to open a supervised injection site or 'consumption room' for illegal drug use," overruling the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania's contrary ruling.

Earlier this year, Malliotakis reintroduced her legislation, H.R. 172, the Defund Heroin Injection Centers Act of 2025, which would codify key provisions of the executive order and permanently block federal funding for these illicit operations.

"Since 2021, New York City has allowed two illegal drug injection sites to remain open, and it's time to shut down these illegal facilities to protect public safety and the quality of life for all New Yorkers," said Congresswoman Malliotakis. "I thank President Trump for his executive order addressing homelessness and to end federal funding for all heroin injection sites — the very action my legislation would make permanent. I urge the Department of Justice to take immediate action and shut down these centers and put to an end once and for all their operations."

The executive order also expands civil commitment procedures for individuals with mental illness who pose risks to themselves or others, prioritizes federal grants for jurisdictions that enforce prohibitions on open drug use and urban camping, and ends support for "housing first" policies that fail to promote treatment and recovery.



Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis first wrote to then-Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021 urging the Biden Administration to prevent these centers from opening and this year urging current Attorney General Pam Bondi to shut down these illegally operating heroin injection sites.