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D.C. clears homeless encampment near Kennedy Center  The Washington Post How Trump’s drive to his golf course shaped homeless crackdown  BBC ‘Chaos, fear and confusion’: Trump-backed crackdown hits DC’s homeless population  CNN Homeless DC senior quotes Bible as crews tear down encampment on Trump’s order  NBC4 Washington DC’s homeless pack up as sweeps are expected. What we know about Trump’s plan to clear encampments  WTOP …

WASHINGTON (7News) — The District is carrying out a homeless “encampment engagement” on Thursday near the Interstate 66 ramp in Foggy Bottom, the mayor’s office confirmed to 7News. RELATED | Shelters or jail: Local leaders concerned for DC’s homeless amid Trump’s federal crackdown Officials said the city will continue offering services and shelter to unhoused residents, adding that the same …

WASHINGTON (7News) — The District is carrying out a homeless “encampment engagement” on Thursday near the Interstate 66 ramp in Foggy Bottom, the mayor’s office confirmed to 7News. RELATED | Shelters or jail: Local leaders concerned for DC’s homeless amid Trump’s federal crackdown Officials said the city will continue offering services and shelter to unhoused residents, adding that the same …

Local officials and advocates for the homeless are fearful that President Trump will take draconian action against homeless people, including pushing them into detention camps, when Los Angeles hosts the Olympic Games in 2028. In recent weeks, Trump has appointed himself head of an Olympics task force and has seized control of local policing in Washington, D.C., declaring that homeless …

D.C.’s homeless begin to see the effects of Trump’s crackdown  The Washington Post DC Mayor Bowser changes her tone on Trump as crackdown ramps up  CNN The First Hours of Trump’s Federal Deployment in D.C.  The New York Times Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police and signals he’ll target other cities next  The Guardian National Guard troops appear in Washington DC …

A homeless encampment is seen near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., hours after President Trump declared on Monday that he will deploy the National Guard “to address the epidemic of crime in the nation’s capital.” Maansi Srivastava/NPR hide caption toggle caption Maansi Srivastava/NPR WASHINGTON — As hundreds of National Guard troops deployed on Tuesday in the nation’s capital, White …

Montgomery County anticipating more homeless people coming from D.C. due to federalization  Bethesda Magazine Homeless people in DC have 2 choices as Trump admin cracks down  Fox News Montgomery Co. bracing for possible homelessness rise after Trump crackdown on DC encampments  WTOP Daily Briefing: Where will DC’s homeless go?  USA Today Advocates fear Trump’s crackdown in D.C. will put many homeless people behind bars  NPR …

Trump vows to evict homeless from Washington, official says National Guard may be deployed  Reuters Trump orders homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC  The Guardian Trump to send FBI on night patrols in DC: Reports  The Hill Trump considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard to D.C.  NBC4 Washington 450 federal officers deployed to patrol DC streets ahead …

US President Donald Trump has said homeless people must “move out” of Washington DC as he vowed to tackle crime in the city, but the mayor pushed back against the White House likening the capital to Baghdad. “We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital,” he posted on Sunday. The Republican president also trailed a news …

In a social media post on Sunday, Donald Trump demands homeless residents of Washington DC leave the country’s capital or face eviction, and again promised to use federal officers to jail criminals, even though violent crime in the city was at a 30-year low when he took office in January. “The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump wrote on …