Police evicted refugees from the disused lycée Jean Jaurès in Paris at dawn. StreetPress reported that supporters were also detained and that students and residents described a forceful operation. Occupying a vacant school made the contradiction between unused buildings and people sleeping outside difficult to ignore. The episode connected shelter claims to the criminalization of those who helped migrants organize a place to stay.
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What was the central claim behind occupying lycée Jean Jaurès?
Police evicted refugees from the occupied lycée Jean Jaurès in May 2016.
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StreetPress reported the early-morning operation and detentions of supporters.