The only real question about the chaotic closure of the Calais camp that has left lone children sleeping out in the open is whether it is the result of incompetence or deliberate policy. Facebook Twitter Pinterest In 2015, Theresa May branded the refugees who had reached Calais as the least deserving. For weeks, charities and politicians in Britain have warned of the danger of refugee children going missing and possibly ending up in the hands of traffickers when the camp was closed. The last-minute nature of the Home Office response is underlined by the fact that the government’s official request to local authorities to find places for the Dubs amendment refugee children was only sent out on 14 October. Last night’s pictures of child refugees left to sleep out in the open may have been an unintended consequence, but they are the result of a deliberate policy.

Source: The Guardian October 27, 2016 13:50 UTC