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France continues Roma expulsions
Loading ...France has continued to deport scores of Roma people to Romania for a second day.
About 140 Roma were due to be flown to Bucharest, the Romanian capital, on Friday on a “voluntary basis”, a day after 79 others left the country, receiving about $380 in the process.
Eric Besson, France’s immigration minister, said that the Roma travelling on Friday were doing so on “a purely voluntary basis”, with 850 to be repatriated to “their country of origin” by the end of the month.
The Roma are EU citizens, and therefore are legally permitted to move freely within the grouping’s nations, however, they are not permitted to stay in France for more than three months without a work permit or proof that they can support themselves financially.
All adults who leave France will receive about $380 and all children $100.
Those who have not agreed to voluntarily return will face forced removal without any cash benefit in a month’s time if they do not comply with the regulations for staying in the country.
Continue Reading at Al Jazeera English.
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