President Donald Trump has made clearing homeless encampments part of his federal takeover of DC. But according to people experiencing homelessness and street outreach workers we spoke with, the effort hasn’t reduced homelessness—rather, it has just initiated new cycles of displacement.

Earlier this month, DC officials cleared tents along the routes the president frequents. In a recent briefing , White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said 48 encampments have been cleared throughout the city since the federal takeover.

Washingtonian spoke with seven people who have been displaced by encampment clearings since the federal takeover began. One has entered a shelter, another left for Virginia, one called in a favor to stay with a friend, and the rest have moved to othe

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