Paris, France (CNN) -- A second chartered flight carrying Roma, often referred as Gypsies, is scheduled to leave France on Friday, a spokesman for the nation's minister of immigration said.
The flight will have about 100 Roma aboard, the spokesman said.
France began the controversial deportation of Roma on Thursday, putting 79 of them on a plane heading out of the country.
The Roma who left France on Thursday were heading to Bucharest, Romania, according to the Romanian Foreign Ministry.
The deportation is part of what the French government says is a crackdown on illegal immigration. It follows the government's dismantling in the past three weeks of 51 Roma camps that it called illegal.
The government is offering 300 euros ($384) to each Roma adult and 100 euros ($128) to each Roma child who accepts the offer for a "voluntary return".
Roma are a group of people who live mainly in southern and eastern Europe, often in poverty. Commonly referred to as Gypsies, they tend to live in camps or caravans and have been persecuted throughout history. CNN
