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Removal of homeless camp outside Seattle City Hall sparks strong and divided reactions

The Seattle Times’ Homeless Project is funded by BECU, the Bernier McCaw Foundation, the Campion Foundation, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the Raikes Foundation, the Seattle Foundation, and the…

Lawyers warn against legal action over Midway camp crackdown

Two attorneys have formally asked the city to stop enforcing laws against homeless residents at a Midway District homeless camp this weekend, before police resume ticketing on Monday. Attorneys Scott…

Mexican authorities evict Tijuana migrant camp near border

About 100 members of the police, National Guard and military on Sunday expelled 381 migrants, mostly Central Americans and Mexicans, from a makeshift camp they had been staying in for…

San Diego to clean up Sports Arena homeless camp

SAN DIEGO- A sprawling homeless encampment of nearly 100 makeshift tents and structures will be cleared by city crews on Tuesday morning, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced Monday. “The…

Hillsong Church hosts youth camp in Newcastle compared to music festival, ‘Double standard’

A youth camp organized by Hillsong on the New South Wales North Coast was likened to a music Festival and is now labeled a “double standard” amid Omicron’s strict rules…

Portland neighbors beg for help as homeless camp takes root

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Five years ago, the The city of Portland cleared 3,122 homeless camps. The following year, that number fell to 2,828, then to 2,169. Last year, only…

ACLU sues Boston over decision to evict homeless from camp – Boston News, Weather, Sports

BOSTON (AP) — Three residents of a tented encampment at the crossroads of Boston’s opioid and homelessness crises have said in a lawsuit that the city’s plan to move them…

As Vice President Harris visits Mexico City, a tent camp for migrants grows in the border town

REYNOSA, Mexico — Amid scorching temperatures, the number of tents is growing every day in this town across the border from McAllen, Texas, as some 700 migrants, including hundreds of…