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Authorized French Authorities up a big immigrant to camp in the northern part of Paris on Tuesday. the illegal the camp was next to the French national sports stadium, the Stade de France, in the suburb of Saint Denis.
The police said they were motivated by security reasons, in the light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. NGOs helping migrants in the camp said that some 2,000 people lived there., including families with children.
The figure was confirmed by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who said that the inhabitants lived in “miserable conditions”.
The evicted migrants were predominantly asylum seekers from conflict zones, including Afghanistan, Somalia and Sudan.
The police arrived before dawn at the to camp, which was composed of a mixture of carp and makeshift shelters made of plastic and cardboard sheets boxes.
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The authorities ordered the migrants on the buses, which resulted in a Special person as many tried boarding at the same time. the Reuters news agency reported that police had unfolded tear gas to restore order and disperse crowds.
French authorities routinely cleared camps around Paris
The local authorities promised to find new accommodation for the migrants. Philippe Caro, volunteer for an association called Solidarite migrant Wilson, who helps people in the camp, said the accommodation offered was often inadequate.
“Despite everything, there are going to be people on the street ” Expensive said.
French police have cleared dozens of fields in recent years around Paris. But Amid the lack of housing opportunities for asylum seekers, new makeshift settlements continue to appear.
Critics of the French immigration policy syes evictions are purely symbolic political movement, to show that the state is cracking down on migrants, but without speak toIn g deeper problems.
jcg/ dj (dpa, Reuters)
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