David Harold Pugh has been living outside the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC for the past eight months. He keeps his belongings on a buggy, which he feels gives him a sense of safety. Over 5,000 people in the city are experiencing homelessness as the Trump administration moves to clear encampments. Pugh disapproves of the blame placed on unhoused individuals for crime. Another individual, G, shares similar experiences of instability and frequent relocations from clearances.
David Harold Pugh keeps his belongings secured to a two-wheeled buggy outside the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC, feeling it offers some safety from theft.
Pugh believes the Trump administration unfairly blames unhoused individuals for crime, stating, 'It's not illegal to be homeless.' He prefers to remain near his temporary shelter.
Another homeless individual, referred to as G, has had to frequently relocate due to encampment clearances, noting the instability makes it feel like 'you [are] on the edge.'
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