Multiple violent and deadly attacks against unhoused people reported in Michigan and ConnecticutAttacks follow rise of anti-homeless rhetoric and policies (Washington D.C. - October 22nd, 2026) All across the country, our homeless neighbors are under attack. In Lansing, Michigan, five homeless men have been murdered in the past year, with police raising questions about whether a serial killer is targeted unhoused people. Across Bridgeport and Milford, Connecticut, seven attacks have been reported, with eyewitnesses claiming vigilantes were throwing large rocks and shooting fireworks at people sleeping outside. One person remains in critical condition.These extreme incidents are part of a larger pattern. [...]

Trump’s DC takeover devastated homeless Washingtonians and served as national blueprint  Cost of National Guard Deployment could have solved unsheltered homelessness in DC   (Washington, D.C.- August 13th, 2026) This week marks one year since the Trump administration’s takeover of Washington, DC. Vicious attacks on homeless Washingtonians were and remain central to this takeover. One year later, the results are clear: these attacks make solving homelessness harder, make DC less safe, and force us all to pay the price. On August 10, 2025, Trump announced his takeover of DC, making it clear that homeless Washingtonians would be a primary [...]

District Court judge stops Trump’s attacks on homelessness programs, for third time  Changes would have forced at least 97,000 people back into homelessness. (Providence, Rhode Island - August 7th, 2026) Hours ago, a Rhode Island District Court judge ruled, for the third time, that the Trump administration’s ideologically driven funding changes to vital homelessness programs are unlawful. The most recent changes would have forced nearly 100,000 people back into homelessness. The National Homelessness Law Center is proud to have worked alongside Democracy Forward, ACLU Foundation of Rhode Island, and Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island to represent the National Alliance to [...]

One year later, Trump’s Executive Order has made homelessness worse  The order is guiding far-reaching and disastrous funding and policy changes across the US. (Washington, D.C. - July 24th, 2026) Today marks the one-year anniversary of Trump’s Executive Order on homelessness. In just one year, the order has become this administration's blueprint for destroying federal homelessness policy.  Let’s be clear: despite the myths and misdirection coming from the White House, the only real solution to homelessness is getting folks the housing and support they want and need. But instead of using their power to bring down rent, fund [...]

Two years since the Grants Pass ruling, 350+ cities, 14 states, and the Trump administration have criminalized homelessness (Washington, D.C. - June 26th, 2026) On June 28th, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the most impactful case on homelessness in decades. In Johnson v. Grants Pass, the court ruled that cities and states could arrest, fine, and jail homeless people sleeping outside, even when they have nowhere else to go. This catastrophic decision lit a match under an already burning fire. In the two years since, we’ve seen a rapid expansion of harmful anti-homeless laws and [...]