A group of homeless mothers and their children in California were forcibly evicted Tuesday from a vacant home they'd been illegally living in for months, officials said.
Alameda County Sheriff's deputies used a court order to remove the mothers, who belonged to the Oakland group "Moms 4 Housing" around 5 a.m. on Tuesday. Two mothers were arrested.
No children were in the house during the forced eviction, Dominique Walker, a group member and spokeswoman, told CNN.
The "Moms 4 Housing" group had occupied the vacant house on Magnolia Street since November 18. The group is a "collective of unhoused and insecurely housed mothers, organizing to reclaim vacant homes from real estate speculators," according to its website.
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