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Two years since Grants Pass ruling, 350+ cities, 14 states, and the Trump administration have criminalized homelessness
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. [...]
Coalition Challenges Latest Efforts to Politicize Homelessness Funding Grants
Coalition Challenges Latest Efforts to Politicize Homelessness Funding Grants New filing seeks to prevent at least 97,000 people from being forced back into homelessness (PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND - June 15th, 2026) Today, the National Homelessness Law Center and our partners took legal action to stop the Trump-Vance administration’s attack on proven solutions to homelessness. This extreme rewriting of funding priorities would force at least 97,000 people back into homelessness while doing nothing to [...]
Louisiana Governor signs one of the country’s cruelest anti-homeless laws
Louisiana Governor signs one of the country’s cruelest anti-homeless laws (WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 15th, 2026)Last week, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed one of the cruelest, most extreme anti-homeless bills anywhere in the country. This bill will make it a crime to sleep outside in Louisiana, punishing homeless people with harsh fines and jail sentences, while simultaneously setting the stage for forced treatment and forced labor. HB 211 – which harkens back [...]
Homelessness decreased 3.3% between 2024 and 2025—before Trump made homelessness worse
Homelessness decreased 3.3% between 2024 and 2025—before Trump made homelessness worse (WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 29th, 2026) Today’s release of the Point in Time (PIT) Homeless Census shows that, between 2024 and 2025, homelessness fell by 3.3% nationwide. This is good news: it means that over tens of thousands of people moved from homelessness into housing. This PIT count, conducted just weeks into Trump’s second term, reflects the progress made through the [...]
National Homelessness Law Center stands in solidarity with the Southern Poverty Law Center
Today, the Trump Administration announced a plan to strip homeless veterans of their rights and autonomy. This unprecedented partnership between the Department of Justice and the Department of Veterans Affairs does nothing to address homelessness or to help people access the quality care that all people deserve.
Trump admin intensifies attacks on homeless people; ignores real cause of and solutions to homelessness
Today, the Trump Administration announced a plan to strip homeless veterans of their rights and autonomy. This unprecedented partnership between the Department of Justice and the Department of Veterans Affairs does nothing to address homelessness or to help people access the quality care that all people deserve.
Trump admin takes away rights from homeless veterans; ignores causes of and solutions to homelessness
Today, the Trump Administration announced a plan to strip homeless veterans of their rights and autonomy. This unprecedented partnership between the Department of Justice and the Department of Veterans Affairs does nothing to address homelessness or to help people access the quality care that all people deserve.
Statement on Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day
National Homelessness Law Center Statement on Homeless Persons' Memorial Day (WASHINGTON, D.C - December 21st, 2025) The annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day is this weekend. This year, like every year, people will gather across the country to mourn those who died without a safe place to call home. In a country as wealthy and as powerful as ours, it is shameful that anybody lives or dies without the dignity of [...]
