As the sun sets on the northern French town of Calais, a new barbed wire fence glints in the evening light, casting a shadow over the growing migrant camp known as the “New Jungle.”
Through the thick undergrowth of what was once an industrial dumping ground, tents and tarpaulin structures stretch into the distance. These are the makeshift homes currently providing insufficient shelter from the elements for more than 3,000 refugees. On the other side of the fence, cars and lorries trundle towards the port of Calais—and the northern edge of the Schengen Area, where people can move freely across much of Europe.
"When I first got to the Jungle, I thought to myself: 'is this really Europe?'," said Ilyas, a Sudanese migrant whose family was murdered by Janjaweed militia.
