A judge on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit against New Hampshire’s largest city to prevent the planned eviction of homeless people in a camp.
The camp, which can hold up to 50 people, received a notice earlier this month from the city of Manchester that it must be completely vacated by midnight on Tuesday.
The ACLU of New Hampshire and New Hampshire Legal Assistance filed the lawsuit Friday and a hearing was held. The city agreed to wait until the end of operations on Tuesday, but it was not immediately clear when that would proceed.
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“We do not believe it is humane to evict these homeless individuals without a plan to immediately house and sustainably relocate them during the coldest month of the year,” said Gilles Bissonnette, legal director for the ACLU of New Hampshire.
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit against Manchester, New Hampshire, to prevent the planned eviction of a homeless encampment.
City officials said they had public health and safety concerns about the encampment.
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The judge said that if there were no safe alternatives available, he would agree that the forced removal of the camp would likely violate the state and federal constitutional rights of the people who live there. He mentioned that the city needs to continue working on 24-hour shelter options.
