The police proceeded Tuesday morning in Saint-Denis to the dismantling of a migrant camp.
Framed by a large police force, the operation to evacuate and shelter exiles to various reception centers and gymnasiums in Île-de-France began around 7 a.m. From 4:30 a.m., migrants, provided with their belongings were waiting to be taken care of and to get on buses, in a joint operation of the Paris police headquarters, the Île-de-France region prefecture and Seine-Saint-Denis.
According to the count of the France Terre Asile association, around 2,400 exiles were still living in this camp the day before, which has continued to grow since August.
In all, 70 buses were to transport migrants while 26 accommodation centers were set up by the Prefecture of the Ile-de-France region (Prif) to accommodate them.
An "endless and destructive cycle"
"These camps are not acceptable" declared the Paris police prefect, Didier Lallement, during a press briefing.
"This operation takes place to ensure that people in a regular situation are sheltered and those in an irregular situation are not intended to remain in the territory," explained the prefect.
All people in care will first be tested for Covid-19 in screening centers set up by the ARS, before being either isolated initially, in the event of positive result, or immediately sheltered.
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In a press release published Tuesday, around thirty associations and collectives, such as Cimade or Solidarité Migrants Wilson denounce the "endless and destructive cycle" of evacuations.