Trump administration officials were in Los Angeles this week to learn about the citys homelessness crisis and explore avenues for addressing the broader issue across the state.

Among the proposed options is a plan to clear street encampments in Los Angeles and other cities and move the homeless people into government-run facilities, according to a report by The Washington Post.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Staff from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcettis office on Tuesday took officials from the White House, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Domestic Policy Council on a tour of the citys skid row.

The group visited several homeless shelters, including a facility that recently opened in South L.A. as part of a new $20 million program called A Bridge Home, according to Garcettis office .

Like many Americans, the President has taken notice of the homelessness crisis, particularly in cities and states where the liberal policies of overregulation, excessive taxation, and poor public service delivery are combining to dramatically increase poverty and public health risks, White House spokesperson Judd Deere said in a statement.

In June, the President took action and signed an Executive Order to confront the regulatory barriers to affordable housing development, a leading cause of homelessness, the statement said. President Trump has directed his team to go further and develop a range of policy options for consideration to deal with this tragedy.

Several Trump administration officials this week toured a facility near Los Angeles once used by the Federal Aviation Administration during their search for potential relocation sites, the Post reported Wednesday, citing three unnamed government officials.

The administrations visit follows months of harsh critique from President Donald Trump over Californias rising homelessness.

The fact is the federal government has underfunded affordable housing to San Francisco and the state of California for years now, leaving it to cities to come up with their own resources and solutions to address this significant issue, San Francisco Mayor London Breed told the Chronicle . We welcome the opportunity to receive much-needed financial support to invest in affordable housing.

Garcettis staff gave White House officials a letter addressed to Trump during their visit on Tuesday, outlining some of the steps his city has already taken to address homelessness.

Our voters approved the two largest anti-homeless ballot measures in our nations history, the mayor wrote. Together, they expand outreach services, mental health care, shelter beds, and permanent affordable housing with services by more than $4.5 billion over a decade.

The mayor urged the president to join the effort by supporting bipartisan legislation to expand housing and mental health services and funding new housing developments for homeless veterans.

Garcetti also called on Trump to revoke HUDs proposed policies to strip protections for immigrants and transgender individuals benefiting from subsidized housing.

We must put politics aside when it comes to responding to this heartbreaking humanitarian crisis, Garcetti said. I hope you will provide the federal assistance that is needed to help cities stop homelessness in America and help our veterans and most vulnerable of citizens.

This article has been updated to include a reported tour by Trump officials of a former FAA facility.

Hayley Miller contributed reporting.