The police proceeded on Tuesday morning to evacuate a camp of a hundred young migrants, in the northeast of Paris, indicated the prefecture and the association for aid to migrants Utopia 56, the latter asserting that the people in the camp are unaccompanied minors.
The migrants had been living under a bridge in the 18th arrondissement of Paris for two months, Pierre Mathurin, of Utopia 56, told AFP. According to him, the evacuation was decided following attacks perpetrated by people outside the camp, towards these migrants.
In a press release, the prefecture of the Ile-de-France region says it has carried out "the 5th sheltering operation since the beginning of the year".
"108 people were taken care of near the Porte de Clignancourt, including 105 single men taken care of" in accommodation centers in the Ile-de-France region (CAES, reception and examination centers for administrative situations) "and three minors referred to child welfare services”.
Awaiting a court decision
According to Pierre Mathurin, of Utopia 56, most of these people are "isolated minors in recourse", i.e. people who say they are minors but whose age of minority has not been recognized by the evaluation system. (which depends on the department).
They have therefore appealed and are awaiting a hearing in juvenile court, a period which can last from six to 18 months.
The evacuation was uneventful, he added.
The prefecture specifies that since the beginning of 2022, "1,120 people have been sheltered as part of operations regularly carried out by State services".
“All the people supported during these operations are offered accommodation,” she adds.
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