Some of the District of Columbia’s homeless residents are packing their belongings before an expected sweep to clear out remaining encampments around the nation’s capital.

The District of Columbia Health and Human Services helped some people at one emcampment, ahead of the crack down.

"We felt that this we knew this site would be a one of the key sites that the federal government would close," said Wayne Turnage, Deputy Mayor for the District of Columbia Health and Human Services.

"So it was in our judgment that it was better for us to do it using the protocols that we rely upon in the deputy mayor's office."

Rachel Pierre, acting director of the DC Department of Human Services, said they have enough beds to meet demand should any of the homeless who are being forced to move want to take advantage.

"So we have enough shelter beds, and we can expand on demand to make sure that anyone who wants a shelter bed can come in," he said.

Thursday's actions are part of President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing in the city. Trump said this week that homeless people will be moved far from the city as part of his crackdown on crime. But details of the plan to do so are unclear.

Washington’s status as a congressionally established federal district gives Trump the opportunity to push his tough-on-crime agenda. It’s prompted concern from advocates and others who say there are better ways to address homelessness.