The police did not let the migrants settle on the forecourt of the Town Hall (4th) this Thursday afternoon.
Supervised by the association of aid to exiles Utopia 56 which indicates that there were 250, these homeless people, mainly families from sub-Saharan Africa, began to set up tents from 1:30 p.m.
From 2 pm, the police headquarters intervened "to prevent the installation of an illegal camp," she said on Twitter.
Emergency accommodation overwhelmed
“The police intervened with violence, children were pushed around, the tents that we hope to be able to recover were confiscated. 85 people were taken aboard two buses to a gymnasium where they will be accommodated for a few days. But there are still more than a hundred exiles without a solution, who have been sleeping in tents in the street for several weeks. 50 places every evening is overwhelmed ”, notes Kerill Theurillat, coordinator of Utopia 56 in Paris.
Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) 24 years ago, Sarah, French of Egyptian origin, took part this Thursday afternoon with her mother who walks with a cane, in the operation blow of fist organized by Utopia 56 on the forecourt of the Town Hall.
“My mother, my 5 brothers and my sister (including two minors) were expelled by armed police on Friday October 22 at 7 am, from the F 4 that we rented in Saint-Cloud (Hauts-de-Seine).
We have always paid our rent - over 700 euros per month - but the neighbors have taken action against us because we are making too much noise.
Since then, we have been sleeping in a tent in Bercy ", confides the young woman who works as" barrista on a permanent contract in a company where I dare not talk about my situation ".