Advocates fear Trump's crackdown in D.C. will put many homeless people behind bars

A homeless encampment is seen under near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., hours after President Trump declared on Monday that he will deploy the National Guard "to address the epidemic of crime in the nation

The White House says people living on the street in Washington, D.C., can avoid jail by going to a shelter. Homeless advocates say there aren't enough shelter beds.

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