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August 15, 2025

D.C.'s Unhoused Residents Ordered to Leave Encampments or Face Fines and Jail Time
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Unhoused people in D.C. are bracing for more raids on tent encampments
by federal agents and National Guard troops. The White House says people
without homes must move to shelters, seek addiction or mental health
services, or face fines or jail time. Advocates have condemned the
crackdown. Andy Wassenich is director of policy at Miriam's Kitchen,
which provides food and services to unhoused people.

Andy Wassenich: "So, when we're talking about, like, taking people out
of the city, we're removing people from their homes, from where they
are. They may be homeless, but they do have homes. And so, that's, in a
way, also why we use 'unhoused.' Unhoused, you don't have a roof over
your head; you have a home. Your home is Washington, D.C."



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