The University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne suspended lessons at one of its campuses after around 40 refugees and asylum seekers pitched tents on its premises.

Around 8000 students were restricted from entering the university¡¯s Croix-Rouge campus.

The institution¡¯s president, Guillaume Gell¨¦, said that access would remain restricted until ¡°conditions of security have been re-established¡±, .

¡°I demand security for all concerned¡­You can see in this camp there are children and minors,¡± he added.

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The migrants were recently asked to leave their makeshift shelters in a local park that residents had dubbed ¡°mini Calais¡±, according to the report.

The main student union in France, Unef, said that the families should be moved out of the campus.

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¡°We call on the local authorities, the mayor of Reims and the district to urgently house these families,¡± said Unef.?

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