As D.C. carried out at least 25 encampment closures in May and June, one resident’s legal challenge briefly delayed a cleanup.

While DMHHS, which oversees the encampment team, says D.C. hasn’t changed its policy on encampments, Turnage made it clear the city’s goal is to get everyone off the street. “We’ve transitioned from the notion of maintaining encampments to the point of closing them,” Turnage said at the hearing.