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French court greenlights eviction of migrant camp

Xinhua, February 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Administrative Court in Lille, north France upheld the decision to evacuate thousands of migrants camping in Calais, rejecting NGOs request to halt the eviction's order, Pas-de Calais prefecture said on Thursday.

Earlier this month, authorities said the southern part of the Calais "jungle," where "abuses" had been committed by migrants and violent clashes escalated, would be evacuated, according to Calais town hall.

They have proposed for the immigrants to move to a state-run container shelter nearby or other refugees centers across France.

The deadline expired on Tuesday evening. The court previously delayed making a decision on whether migrants can be evicted from the "Jungle" refugee camp in Calais. Enditem