French farmer faces risk of prison for helping migrants
Source: Associated Press
Updated 10:56 am, Thursday, February 9, 2017
PARIS (AP) — Cedric Herrou remains defiant ahead of a court ruling that could see him jailed for sheltering illegal migrants.
The French activist who was put on trial for helping migrants without authorization to enter, travel through and remain in France had more people from Africa staying on his farm Thursday.
"The more they pressure us, the stronger we are," Herrou told The Associated Press as he prepared for the verdict expected Friday.
Herrou's case has brought attention to Europeans who have resisted the anti-migrant sentiment stewing on the continent and are offering food, lodging or other aid to people arriving illegally from impoverished or war-torn countries.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/French-farmer-faces-risk-of-prison-for-helping-10920617.php
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