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The Trump administration said it will begin enforcing dormant District of Columbia statutes that prohibit sidewalk and park encampments, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday. Under the policy, Metropolitan Police officers may require unhoused people to vacate tents and other structures. Individuals will be transported to homeless shelters and offered addiction or mental-health treatment. Those who decline both relocation and services could face fines or incarceration, Leavitt said. Leavitt emphasized that the measures rely on laws already on the books but rarely applied. The announcement comes amid rising concern over public safety and sanitation in the federally controlled areas of the capital.
.@PressSec @karolineleavitt says homeless in D.C. can be taken to a homeless shelter and offered addiction and/or mental health services. "If they refuse, they will be susceptible to fines or to jail time. These are pre-existing laws that are already on the books." https://t.co/VURIktd1aT
Karoline Leavitt confirms any homeless individuals who won’t leave encampments in D.C., and refuse shelter or mental health help, “will be susceptible to fines or to jail time” from the federally controlled Metropolitan Police. https://t.co/JjPLDbD24A
Karoline Leavitt: "Homeless individuals will be given the option to leave their encampment, to be taken to a homeless shelter, to be offered addiction or mental health services, and if they refuse they will be susceptible to fines or to jail time." https://t.co/uA5x3tkTlt
