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France’s crisis of conscience about how to deal with its Roma immigrants hit a new low this week following the controversial expulsion of a Kosovo schoolgirl under murky circumstances.
The teenager – identified as 15-year-old Leonarda Dibrani – was taken from a school trip in the Doubs region in eastern France on October 9, according to some of her teachers, sparking outrage among the students.
A Kosovar of Roma gypsy origin, Leonarda was apparently not at home when police arrived at the family home to expel her mother and her six children. Her father had already been expelled from a detention centre on October 8.
The deportation of illegal Roma immigrants is part of a government crackdown – instituted by the previous centre-right administration of Nicolas Sarkozy – which has included the dismantling of Roma camps across France.

Opinion polls show that most French people (93%) agree that the Roma do not integrate well in France and are broadly supportive (77%) of the government’s policies.
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