Photo Gallery Deported to Romania
France is deporting hundreds of Roma to Romania and other Eastern European countries. But the controversial policy isn't working. Unable to find work in their home countries, many plan to return to France as quickly as possible.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently ordered Roma in France to be deported. Here, police evacuate an illegal camp in Mons en Baroeul, near Lille.
Foto: PASCAL ROSSIGNOL/ REUTERS
About 15,000 Roma live in France, most of them from Eastern Europe.
Foto: PHILIPPE HUGUEN/ AFP
France has been encouraging Roma to leave voluntarily. Here, Roma wait at Charles de Gaulle airport for a flight to Bucharest.
Foto: FRED DUFOUR/ AFP
Roma arrive at Bucharest Airport in Romania after accepting voluntary repatriation from France.
Foto: Maxppp/ dpa
Some 8-10 million Roma and Sinti live in the European Union, mostly in Eastern Europe. They are frequently the victims of discrimination.
Foto: ADRIAN PICLISAN/ AFP
Sarkozy's policy of deporting Roma has been widely criticized.
Foto: GAIZKA IROZ/ AFP
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