US EditionLone Migrant Children Face 'Care Gap' in France, with some Left on Streets
UK-FRANCE BORDER, JUL 4 – At least 15 children died crossing the Channel last year, with UK policies and enforcement funding linked to increased violence and trauma among migrant children, charity reports.
- Last week, Project Play warned that at least 15 children died crossing the Channel in 2024, surpassing the four-year total, amid rising border dangers.
- UK-Funded border enforcement policies, including £7 million reallocated to French authorities, have increased violence and evictions, worsening risks for migrant children.
- Project Play worked with over 1,000 children in 2024, with one in five Channel crossers being minors, many born and educated in EU countries like Germany, Denmark, and Sweden.
- Campaigners demand official death records, cross-border accountability, and new legal offences following rising child fatalities at the UK-France border.
- Beyond UK-France, campaigners call for EU-wide reform, citing Brexit changes to the Dublin Regulation that hinder returns and require coordinated processing efforts.
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Radio France Internationale
Modern GhanaLone migrant children face 'care gap' in France, with some left on streets
Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children face unequal treatment across France, with gaps in care and strong regional disparities leaving some without shelter or support for months, a report warns. Under French law, anyone claiming to be a minor must be given shelter immediately, even before the first age checks.
Evening Standard
Migrant policies ‘creating more barriers to child safety’, says charity
Campaigners say that children are disproportionately being harmed by police actions.
Migrant policies ‘creating more barriers to child safety’, says charity - Jersey Evening Post
Conditions at the UK-France border are becoming “more dangerous” for young people, a charity has warned, after it was revealed that at least 15 children died trying to cross the Channel last year. Young children hide under tables when they think they hear the sound of sirens because they are commonly scared of the police, according to organisation Project Play, who raised concerns of teargas and evictions. Advocacy coordinator Kate O’Neill, base…
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