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| Police eject 800 migrants from camp in France | |
| 2019-09-19 | |
The mayor of Grande-Synthe opened the gym to migrants last December to keep families out of the cold, and had planned to close it with the return of warmer weather. But hundreds of others, mainly young Iraqi Kurd men, soon began pitching tents around the site while they waited for a chance to try to reach Britain. The government later installed water faucets, bathrooms and showers after aid groups filed a complaint on humanitarian grounds with France’s State Council, which hears claims against administrative authorities. But this month the city’s mayor sought and obtained a court order to shut down the camp, citing complaints from local authorities and residents about violence, garbage and the presence of people-smugglers among the migrants. Police moved in shortly after 8am, putting the migrants on buses to bring them to shelters elsewhere where they can apply for asylum, before workers began dismantling the tents. A total of 811 people, including 506 young men and 58 unaccompanied minors, were cleared from the gym and makeshift camp, the government’s top regional official said. “I think everyone here was glad to get out of this shantytown,” the official, Michel Lalande, told journalists. Related: Makeshift camp: 2019-06-24 Huge migrant influx scares off Greek island tourists Makeshift camp: 2019-06-02 Trump's border policy takes its toll on Mexico where migrant caravans are turned away by overwhelmed locals Makeshift camp: 2019-03-12 Baghouz: ISIS militants retreat underground as coalition offensive resumes | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 ...after a court ruled it had become a health and security hazard. At least French courts recognize reality. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-09-19 07:48 |
| #2 Ejected from camps and into all of France. 'The world is your oyster. Eat it and shit it out.' |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-09-19 03:12 |
| #1 Unless that was followed by ejection from France, what's the use? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-09-19 00:57 |