# Chilling warning as Trump admin quietly hands itself new weapon to lock up homeless vets

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/chilling-warning-as-trump-admin-quietly-hands-itself-new-weapon-to-lock-up-homeless-vets/
- Published: 2026-03-13T09:45:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo: Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 Marines transformed an athletic field at San Diego High School to house nearly 1,000 homeless veterans July 15, 2011. The squadron spent a week constructing tents for sleeping, dining, showering and various legal and counseling services to support the 2011 San Diego Stand Down. Photo credit: Cpl. Lisa Tourtelot / Marine Corps via DVIDS / Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Article by Daniel Hampton. Raw Story – March 12, 2026. The Department of Justice and Department of Veterans Affairs just quietly handed themselves a troubling new weapon, analyst Steve Kennedy wrote Thursday in Slate. They announced a partnership allowing VA attorneys to become federal prosecutors with the power to petition state courts for guardianship and conservatorship over veterans deemed unable to make medical decisions. […] Click here to view original web page at www.rawstory.com Related articles: DREDF Warns DOJ and VA Memorandum of Understanding Threatens Disability Rights – DREDF Trump doesn’t recognize the debt we owe veterans | Opinion – USA Today VA plans to seek public guardianship for some veterans deemed unable to care for themselves – Stars and Stripes VA Change That Could Impact Thousands of Veterans Gets Mixed Reaction – Newsweek Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump – ProPublica Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio