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Trump’s DC takeover devastated homeless Washingtonians and served as national blueprint
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 [...]
District Court judge stops Trump’s attacks on homelessness programs, for third time
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 [...]
One year later, Trump’s Executive Order has made homelessness worse
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 [...]
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.