At Washington Circle, near the George Washington University Hospital, Meghann Abraham, who has lived in a tent there for months, said officers took away her shelter. The night before, she had fended off a similar effort by federal agents by showing them a notice from the city giving her until Monday to leave.

Trump said this week that homeless people will be moved far from the city in his crackdown on crime. But details of the plan to do so are unclear.

Federal officials in Washington, D.C. swept through a large homeless encampment Thursday and dismantled it. It's part of the Trump administration's purge to crack down on crime across D.C.

Members of the West Virginia National Guard will be deployed the streets of the nation’s capital as part of the Trump

The new push focuses on temporary, emergency shelters rather than lasting supports and would cut people off services after two years.

David Barnes, who is homeless, told the NYT that he found his tent, which had previously been located in Washington Circle, missing after police officers had once again thrown his possessions in the trash. Barnes told the outlet that “Trump and his presidency has taken away two — not one, two — of my tents.”

Elsewhere, the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants continues, and in the American capital Washington D.C., where the President has seized control of the local police and deployed the National Guard, efforts to drive away the homeless have started.

President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard and clear homeless encampments in Washington, D.C. faces backlash from advocates. Sending in troops to fight crime and homelessness in Washington could cost taxpayers millions — and critics say the plan may not solve the problem.