French policemen stand guard next to a bus carrying Roma from Dompierre-sur-Mer, in south-western France, to Paris in an expulsion operation. Forty-seven people from this shelter agreed to return voluntarily to RomaniaPhotograph: Xavier Leoty/AFP/Getty ImagesFrench policemen enter a caravan belonging to the Roma community in an expulsion operation in Dompierre-sur-MerPhotograph: Xavier Leoty/AFP/Getty ImagesRoma men in a caravan pack up their belongings during an expulsion operation in Dompierre-sur-MerPhotograph: Xavier Leoty/AFP/Getty Images
A breakdown lorry takes away caravans belonging to the Roma community in an expulsion operation in LillePhotograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesA woman belonging to the Roma community retrieves shoes from a clothesline as a French policewoman looks on during an expulsion operation in LillePhotograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesMembers of the Roma community wait in a bus as French policemen stand guard during an expulsion operation in LillePhotograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesCrew from a breakdown company move a caravan belonging to the Roma community during an expulsion operation in LillePhotograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesA young Roma boy and others who agreed to the 'voluntary' return procedure arrive by bus at Charles de Gaulle airport outside Paris, prior to their flight to BucharestPhotograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty ImagesFrench policemen look on as a Roma woman arrives at Charles de Gaulle airport prior to being flown back to BucharestPhotograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty ImagesMembers of the Roma community wait at Charles de Gaulle airport to board their flight back to BucharestPhotograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty ImagesFrench policemen look on as members of the Roma community arrive at Charles de Gaulle airportPhotograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty ImagesMembers of the Roma community queue with their belongings at Charles de Gaulle airportPhotograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty ImagesRoma men checking in at Charles de Gaulle airport prior to their flight to RomaniaPhotograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images
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