Half of young unaccompanied migrants arriving in Marseille are refused recognition of their status as minors, Human Rights Watch says. The estimation of the age of young migrants is done “arbitrarily” for half of them.
“No child should be forced to sleep on the streets,” says Michael Garcia Bochenek, legal advisor to HRW. France is regularly the subject of criticism for the treatment reserved for young migrants.. In recent months, several departments have announced restrictions, such as Vaucluse which closed its reception service in November.