France Implements ‘Social Cleansing’ Campaign Ahead of Olympics, Starts Evicting Migrants From Homeless Camps
France has started evicting migrants from homeless encampments ahead of the Paris Olympic Games this summer.
According to a report from The Associated Press, authorities are cracking down on illegal migrants lining the streets as they seek to clean up the city’s image and improve security ahead of the games
French police evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the Seine River on Tuesday, the latest operation in what aid groups call a campaign of “social cleansing” ahead of the Summer Olympics.
Before dawn on an unusually cold April morning, around 30 teenage boys and young men from West Africa were awakened by police and urged to pack their tents and belongings.
