The future of homeless encampments at the center of US Supreme Court case [Video]

Homelessness is a growing issue across America and now it is a focus of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Deep in the woods outside of Winterhaven, Florida, are a cluster of tents and tarps. There are 46 people that live in this homeless encampment, including Brandy C., who has been there for five years.

“I just made a mistake and I’ve been stuck here since. I’m trying to fix it and I can’t,” Brandy told Scripps News Tampa.

The 32-year-old said the homeless camp is not the safest environment, but it is somewhere she can lay her head at night. However, it could soon be taken away.

“They tell us, ‘y’all know y’all fixing to have to leave,'” Brandy said. “We’re like, ‘so where do we go?’”

The Supreme Court is considering whether cities can ban unhoused people from sleeping outside and issue fines or arrest them for doing so. It’s the most significant case dealing with homelessness before the high court in decades.

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