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24 07, 2025

Trump’s new Executive Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes

2025-07-24T17:40:14-04:00

National Homelessness Law Center condemns Trump’s misguided Executive Order on homelessness Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as a crime, will make homelessness worse (WASHINGTON, D.C - July 24th, 2025) Everybody needs a safe place to live. Across America, sky-high rents are both the leading cause of homelessness and a primary cause of financial stress for most families.  Instead of helping people who are struggling to make ends meet, Donald Trump remains focused on backwards, expensive, and ineffective policies that make homelessness worse. The National Homelessness Law Center strongly condemns today’s executive order, [...]

Trump’s new Executive Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes2025-07-24T17:40:14-04:00
30 04, 2025

Advocates Slam Trump’s Move to Evict Homeless Oregonians from Forest on May 1

2025-05-12T12:42:18-04:00

Trump’s move to evict homeless Oregonians from forest is flashpoint for America’s failure to solve homelessness. Advocates warn of mass displacement and potential police violence. On May 1st, nearly 100 homeless Oregonians will be forcibly evicted by the Trump Administration, setting the stage for possibly the largest federal eviction of a homeless community in recent history. Below are 3 things you can do right now to support people living in the forest Donate to people living in the forest Demand that Trump stop the eviction Click here and here to watch two short videos from people living in the forest [...]

Advocates Slam Trump’s Move to Evict Homeless Oregonians from Forest on May 12025-05-12T12:42:18-04:00
28 03, 2025

Trump signs Executive Order that will worsen homelessness in DC, violate rights, and waste resources

2025-03-28T11:20:52-04:00

Trump signs Executive Order that will worsen homelessness in DC, violate rights, and waste resources (WASHINGTON, D.C - March 28th) Amidst a national worsening housing and homelessness crisis, Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order that will make homelessness in DC worse, not better.   Trump’s Executive Order directs the Secretary of the Interior to utilize the National Park Service to displace homeless people surviving on federal lands in DC with no plan to house them. Unlike other jurisdictions, the Federal Government controls a high percentage of land in DC, including many small neighborhood parks. DC currently has nearly [...]

Trump signs Executive Order that will worsen homelessness in DC, violate rights, and waste resources2025-03-28T11:20:52-04:00
11 02, 2025

Trump threatens to displace homeless communities in D.C. with no plans to offer housing

2025-03-05T16:33:07-05:00

Trump threatens to displace homeless communities in D.C. with no plans to offer housing (WASHINGTON, D.C - February 12th) As DC digs out from another snowstorm, Donald Trump has signaled that he will use his increasingly unchecked power to make homelessness worse, not better. Based on reporting from the Washington Post, we expect Trump to issue an Executive Order, perhaps as soon as today, directing federal agencies to displace homeless people with no plan to house them.  This is consistent with Trump's campaign promises to focus on expensive, inhumane, and ineffective solutions to homelessness like camping bans [...]

Trump threatens to displace homeless communities in D.C. with no plans to offer housing2025-03-05T16:33:07-05:00
5 02, 2025

HUD Nominee refuses to reject government-run detention camps for homeless people

2025-03-05T16:33:35-05:00

HUD Nominee refuses to reject government-run detention camps for homeless people (WASHINGTON, D.C - February 5th) The only acceptable answer to whether homeless people should be forced into government-run detention camps is “no.” Yet even this very low bar was too high for Scott Turner, Donald Trump’s pick to lead HUD, in written responses to Senators. Moreover, Turner attacks the data-driven, cost-effective housing plus services approach to solving homelessness.   Let us be clear: these answers, along with his existing voting and public record, prove that Senators must reject Scott Turner as Trump’s choice to run the [...]

HUD Nominee refuses to reject government-run detention camps for homeless people2025-03-05T16:33:35-05:00
3 02, 2025

2025 Playbook

2025-03-05T13:01:54-05:00

2025 Playbook (WASHINGTON, D.C - February 3rd) Since the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision that cities can fine, ticket, and arrest people sleeping outside even when they have nowhere else to go, we have seen over 150 anti-homeless bills passed across the country. And now, Donald Trump and his billionaire allies are working to enact their anti-homeless, anti-Black and anti-poor, anti-immigrant, and anti-LGBTQ agenda. We know that these policies will hurt everyone, but Black, Brown, LGBTQ+, disabled communities, and immigrants will hurt first, and hurt worst. And, as always, people who sleep outside will be among the [...]

2025 Playbook2025-03-05T13:01:54-05:00
15 01, 2025

National Organizations Working to Solve Homelessness Urge Senators to Vote “No” for Trump’s Pick for HUD Secretary

2025-03-05T16:34:14-05:00

National Organizations Working to Solve Homelessness Urge Senators to Vote “No” for Trump’s Pick for HUD Secretary (WASHINGTON, D.C - January 15th) Everybody needs a safe place to live. However, rising rents and government inaction keep pushing more people into homelessness. Nearly half of renters pay more than they can afford in rent, and one in four worries about imminently becoming homeless. Amid a worsening housing crisis, we need real leadership to ensure that HUD fulfills its mandate to help people afford housing. As we enter an administration that openly talks about rounding up homeless people [...]

National Organizations Working to Solve Homelessness Urge Senators to Vote “No” for Trump’s Pick for HUD Secretary2025-03-05T16:34:14-05:00
19 12, 2024

Shocking bodycam footage shows police citing and detaining a woman in labor for being homeless.

2024-12-19T13:03:39-05:00

December 19, 2024 Shocking bodycam footage shows police giving a woman in active childbirth a citation for being homeless. Louisville, Kentucky - Today, shocking and shameful body camera footage was released showing a Louisville Metro Police officer issuing a citation to a homeless woman who was in active labor. In the video, the woman explains that she was sleeping outside because her RV was impounded. Despite her pleas for help, the police officer did not believe that the woman was in labor. Later that day, the woman gave birth to a healthy child in a local hospital. This footage, obtained [...]

Shocking bodycam footage shows police citing and detaining a woman in labor for being homeless.2024-12-19T13:03:39-05:00
30 10, 2024

Homeless New Yorkers Sue Eric Adams Administration to End Inhumane and Unlawful Sweeps

2025-03-05T16:45:51-05:00

Homeless New Yorkers Sue Eric Adams Administration to End Inhumane and Unlawful Sweeps NEW YORK, NEW YORK – (October 30th, 2024) Yesterday, six homeless New Yorkers filed a lawsuit against the City of New York and the Adams administration to end the City’s inhumane and unlawful homeless sweeps. The lawsuit alleges that both the City’s sweeps policy and the practices that follow are unconstitutional and violate individuals' civil rights. The plaintiffs are represented by the Urban Justice Center – Safety Net Project (UJC-SNP), the National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC), and Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP.   New York City conducts more [...]

Homeless New Yorkers Sue Eric Adams Administration to End Inhumane and Unlawful Sweeps2025-03-05T16:45:51-05:00
28 06, 2024

National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness

2025-03-05T13:15:57-05:00

National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness WASHINGTON, D.C. – (June 28th, 2024) In a profoundly disappointing ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today decided that the US Constitution does not protect homeless people against cruel and unusual punishment, even when they have no choice to sleep in public using things like blankets or pillows.  Arresting or fining people for trying to survive is expensive, counterproductive, and cruel. This inhumane ruling, which goes against the values of nearly three-quarters of Americans, will make homelessness worse in Grants Pass and nationwide. [...]

National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness2025-03-05T13:15:57-05:00
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