“Evacuation of Asylum Seekers in Molenbeek: Tension Escalates with Federal Government”

2023-05-17 17:08:31

Renewed tension with the federal government: the mayor of Molenbeek, Catherine Moureaux, began steps on Wednesday to evacuate the 436 asylum seekers from a center located in her town. But the occupants shouldn’t move right away…

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By Maxime Bierme

Published on 05/17/2023 at 19:08
Reading time: 4 mins

Alpha was in the bathroom when the police arrived. A few minutes later, he was in the hallway with a bag. The rest of his belongings are now inaccessible, blocked by seals. More room, and oust! For all the asylum seekers on the 5th floor of the Molenbeek reception center, since Wednesday morning, it’s been the same galley: the municipality has finally carried out the threat of expulsion, the last twist of an arm of iron that has been going on for months with the federal. And the mayor of Molenbeek warned: the police will return to continue the eviction, floor by floor.

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