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Tens of thousands of migrants have been staying in government requisitioned hotels while they await an initial decision on their refugee status claim.

The airport was requisitioned by police for days, and then turned into a makeshift courtroom Sunday as judges, lawyers and interpreters filled the terminal to carry out emergency hearings to determine next steps.

It was requisitioned for the war effort in 1940 and took part in Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of British and French troops from the beaches of Dunkirk.

A handful of civilians also took part, sailing out into the Channel voluntarily, while many privately own vessels - known as the Little Ships - were requisitioned by the military.

They will join others who were legally requisitioned to earlier to help with the clean-up.