The Mamoudzou court suspended the evacuation of a shantytown scheduled for Tuesday as part of the “Wuambushu” operation in Mayotte. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Camille Chaize said on BFMTV on Tuesday that this operation would however “intensify”.
Despite the court decision suspending the evacuation of a slum planned in Mayotte as part of the “Wuambushu” operation, it “continues”, says the Ministry of the Interior.
Ministry spokeswoman Camille Chaize acknowledged on BFMTV on Tuesday that “there is a court decision (…) concerning a specific place where there is unsanitary housing”, but assured that “the operation is in progress, it continues” and “will even intensify” in the coming weeks.
The Mamoudzou court suspended the evacuation of a shantytown scheduled for Tuesday as part of the operation against delinquency and unsanitary housing carried out in the French department of the Indian Ocean.
“Irregular” deportation conditions
Initially scheduled for Tuesday from 6 a.m., the evacuation of “Talus 2”, a slum located in Koungou, near Mamoudzou, where more than 100 families live, was suspended at the last minute.
The justice found “the existence of an assault”, relating to the conditions of eviction deemed “irregular”, in particular concerning the status of occupation of the land and the obligation of relocation, according to the decision of the court consulted by the AFP. The prefecture of Mayotte has however announced that it will appeal this decision, said Camille Chaize on Tuesday.
An objective to fight against insecurity
France plans to dislodge irregular migrants from the slums of Mayotte and deport undocumented migrants. The objective of the operation is to “fight against insecurity, against delinquency which is enormous” in Mayotte, said Camille Chaize on Tuesday.
This delinquency is “partly linked to illegal immigration but not only: there are French, Mahorais also who pull the strings of this organized crime”, she added.
The association Right to Housing (DAL) called on Sunday to stop this “brutal” and “anti-poor” operation and the collective “Uni-es contre une immigration disposable” (UCIJ-2023), which brings together 400 associations and unions, said on Monday that he feared “violence and violations of the law”.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin repeated on Twitter on Tuesday that the operation carried out in Mayotte is “difficult but extremely resolute”, adding that “what endangers the population is the insalubrity, the insecurity and non-recognition of the right to property”.
