The operation is the latest in a series of evictions that have been carried out in Paris in recent months, as the city prepares to host the 2024 Olympic Games. Earlier this month, police carried out a large-scale eviction of France’s biggest squatter camp in a suburb of southern Paris. Aid groups have condemned the evictions, saying that they are part of a wider strategy of “social cleansing” that is being carried out in Paris in order to make the city more appealing to tourists. “This is another example of the social cleansing that is happening in Paris before the Olympic Games,” said Elias Hufnagel, a volunteer with a group serving refugees and immigrants. “They don’t want the tourists to see Paris as a city full of migrants and asylum seekers.” The evictions have also been criticized by human rights groups, who say that they are violating the rights of the migrants who are being evicted. “These evictions are illegal and inhumane,” said Jean-François Dubost, a lawyer with the French Human Rights League. “They are violating the rights of the migrants who are being evicted, and they are doing nothing to address the root causes of homelessness and poverty in Paris.” The French government has defended the evictions, saying that they are necessary to ensure public safety and to improve the living conditions of the migrants who are being evicted. However, aid groups say that the government is simply using the Olympic Games as an excuse to crack down on migrants and homeless people.
Police Evict Underage Migrants from Camp in Paris Ahead of Olympics
