ACLU calls homeless sweeps during the holidays âcruelâ and calls on city to stop
ACLU pushes city to stop homeless sweeps, at least during the holidays By Chelsea Davis | December 23, 2020 at 11:01 PM HST - Updated December 24 at 10:38 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii says homeless sweeps havenât worked and has called on the city to stop â at least for the holidays.
âItâs just plain cruel to this over the holidays,â said Joshua Wisch, ACLU of Hawaii executive director.
âPeople who donât have the resources to be housed have enough of a hard time as it is without someone coming by on Christmas Eve and threatening to arrest them.â