In the absence of political will, the law could only be applied in this sad story that primarily involves young minors.
Yesterday morning, police officers, gendarmes, representatives from the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture, the public prosecutor, and customs officers arrived at the squat of Eritrean refugees who had arrived via Italy and had been housed since Monday in Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende.
In this “transit humanitarian reception center,” as named by the Roya Citoyenne association, they carried out the evacuation of 39 minors and 5 adults. Other migrants who had settled there since Monday had already left the premises knowing their eviction was imminent.
The young minors were directed to a medical facility for a health check and to attempt to verify the accuracy of their claimed ages. The others were handed over to the border police.
