Another CRS, Laurent Beusquarter, is one of 18 policemen tasked with guarding the Jules-Ferry day centre where migrants can take hot showers and 2,300 meals are served per day. While all is calm, their job is manageable, but he said: “We are 12 inside the centre and they are 2,000 and there is only one way out. What will we do if there is a big fight to ensure everyone’s security, given that the slightest dispute can degenerate?”