Sarkozy to Shut Illegal Squatters Camps, Deport Roma After Riot
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy will shut down squatters camps in a crackdown on French migrants and Roma immigrants.
Authorities will close half of the illegal squats of migrants, about 300, in the next three months and will deport Roma convicted of crimes, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said after a meeting with Sarkozy and law-enforcement officials.