France moves to remove immigrants

French police removed the immigrants and began to demolished the camp [AFP]

Many immigrants said the illegal camp was their home and that they had no where to go [AFP]

The crackdown aims to halt migrants without papers from getting into Britain [AFP]

Afghan migrants were isolated by the police and fingerprinted to determine which European country they arrived in first [AFP]

Refugee groups have urged Britain to take some of the asylum seekers from Afghanistan [AFP]

Britain, already dealing with at least 500,000 illegal immigrants mainly from Africa and Asia, has ruled out accepting more immigrants [AFP]

Non-governmental organisations said that the operation had gone very badly and criticised the way the police handled the situation [AFP]

Some immigrants from Asia said they paid as much as $15,000 to travel to Europe [AFP]

A spokesman for the UN refugee agency in France said immigrants should be allowed to seek asylum in France [AFP]

France said it is determined to stop the steady stream of migrants and crack down on human trafficking [AFP]

Aid groups said they fear the crackdown could end up simply pushing immigrants further underground [AFP]