Belgium has announced it has imposed controls on its border with France amid fears of an influx of migrants.
Up to 290 police officers would be deployed along the border, said Interior Minister Jan Jambon.
The move comes as a French court deliberates over the legality of plans imminently to evict thousands of migrants from part of the "Jungle" camp in Calais.
The controls did not mean the border would be closed, Interior Minister Jan Jambon said, but "targeted checks" would be carried out - and those caught immediately deported.
"We are going to guard the border in strategic places, chosen and known by police as potential smuggling routes."
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