US EditionAs DC Homeless Camps Are Cleared, Where Will People Go? Montgomery County Executive Weighs In
Since last week, 48 homeless encampments were cleared in Washington D.C. under federal control, following a Supreme Court ruling and a July executive order targeting public camping.
- The Trump administration has been clearing homeless encampments in Washington, D.C., since July 2025 amid a federal takeover declared for a crime emergency.
- This crackdown follows a 2024 Supreme Court decision allowing cities to punish outdoor sleeping and builds on an executive order aiming to change federal homelessness policy.
- Officials report that over 48 encampments have been dismantled and that local governments, including D.C. and Montgomery County, are trying to house displaced individuals and minimize impact.
- The 2025 homeless count found about 5,100 people in D.C., a 9% decrease from the prior year, while Montgomery County shelters around 1,500 homeless people and braces for potential increases from displacement.
- Advocates warn that evicting people without adequate housing destabilizes outreach efforts, leads to loss of belongings, and causes displaced individuals to relocate unpredictably rather than reducing homelessness.
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A homeless encampment near the Lincoln Memorial is cleared by employees of the Washington, D.C., government on Aug. 14, 2025. City officials put notices at the camp that they would be breaking it down after President Donald Trump issued his "crime emergency" order. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Officials have already cleared dozens of homeless encampments in the District of Columbia in recent days as President Donald Trump’s f…
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Trump issued an order targeting homeless people. In D.C., he’s giving it a test run.
A homeless encampment near the Lincoln Memorial is cleared by employees of the Washington, D.C., government on Aug. 14, 2025. City officials put notices at the camp that they would be breaking it down after President Donald Trump issued his "crime emergency" order. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Officials have already cleared dozens of homeless encampments in the District of Columbia in recent days as President Donald Trump’s f…
Trump issued order targeting homeless people. In D.C., he’s giving it a test run.
A homeless encampment near the Lincoln Memorial is cleared by employees of the Washington, D.C., government on Aug. 14, 2025. City officials put notices at the camp that they would be breaking it down after President Donald Trump issued his "crime emergency" order. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Officials have already cleared dozens of homeless encampments in the District of Columbia in recent days as President Donald Trump’s f…
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