True story behind "The Terminal"

The movie "The Terminal" is based loosely on a true story of a guy that has been living at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris for 16 years. The story is bizarre, but the guy seems ok with living there. What I don't understand is why the police wouldn't make him leave, now that he has French paperwork. It sounds like an urban legend.

Source: Christian Science Monitor - Behind 'The Terminal,' a true story

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