French court OKs eviction of migrant camp

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Source: AP

A French court has given the green light for the state to evict hundreds of migrants from their shelters at a camp in the northern port city of Calais.

A court official said the Lille Administrative Court ruled on Thursday that French authorities can evict migrants from their tents and lean-tos in the densely populated southern portion of the camp — but cannot entirely raze it. Common spaces like schools and places of worship must be kept in place.

The official asked not to be named ahead of the official announcement.



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1. This is so troubling to me, Recursion.