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 [...] The post Advocates Slam Trump’s Move to Evict Homeless Oregonians from Forest on May 1 appeared first on National Homeles...| National Homelessness Law Center
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 post Trump signs Executive Order that will worsen homelessness in DC, violate rights, and waste resources appeared first on National Homelessne...| National Homelessness Law Center
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 [...] The post Trump threatens to displace homeless communities in D.C. with no plans to offer housing appeared first on National Homelessness Law Center.| National Homelessness Law Center
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 [...] The post HUD Nominee refuses to reject government-run detention camps for homeless people appeared first on National Homelessness Law Center.| National Homelessness Law Center
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 [...] The post 2025 Playbook appeared first on National Homelessness Law Center.| National Homelessness Law Center
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 [...] The post National Organizations Working to Solve Homelessness Urge Senators to Vote “No” for Trump’s Pick for HUD Secretary appeared first on National Homele...| National Homelessness Law Center
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 [...] The post Shocking bodycam footage shows police citing and detaining a woman in labor for being homeless. appeared first on National Homelessness Law Center.| National Homelessness Law Center
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 [...] The post Homeless New Yorkers Sue Eric Adams Administration to End Inhumane and Unlawful Sweeps appeared first on National Homelessness Law Center.| National Homelessness Law Center
In a historically shameful move, the Supreme Court has ruled that cities can arrest and fine people for sleeping outside with no other options.| National Homelessness Law Center
The National Homelessness Law Center (formerly the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty) is dedicated to using the law to help end and prevent homelessness in the United States.| National Homelessness Law Center
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| National Homelessness Law Center