For several decades, various cities and towns in the United States have adopted relocation programs offering homeless people one-way tickets to move elsewhere.[1][2] Also referred to as "Greyhound therapy",[2] "bus ticket therapy" and "homeless dumping",[3] the practice was historically associated with small towns and rural counties, which had no shelters or other services, sending homeless individuals tickets to the nearest large city.[3] More recently, a nationwide investigation by The Guardian in 2017 found that many homeless relocation programs are offered by cities with high median incomes, helping people move to places with cheaper housing and a lower cost of living, but also fewer economic opportunities.[1] While some individuals welcome assistance to help them relocate, others say that they have felt "targeted" and forced to move, under the threat of arrest by police.[4]