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France's new interior minister vows immigration curbs in rightward shift
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9/25/2024
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To maintain the firm stance he has promised himself on immigration, the new French Interior
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Minister Bruno Retailleau says he is ready to use all the means at his disposal.
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His main project, toughening the application of expulsion orders.
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According to governmental data, the Paris region, the north and south-east of France
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account for more than half of all expulsion orders.
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To encourage deportations, the ministry wants to increase the number of foreigners placed
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in administrative detention centres.
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An additional 1,300 beds are planned, but the unions point to a first problem, staff
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shortages.
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Before opening new centres, we need to increase the number of staff in existing administrative
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detention centres.
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We currently need several hundred people to keep the existing ones afloat.
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Another difficulty is the complexity of the deportation procedures.
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In five years, the number of expulsion orders served has surged, resulting in a 60 percent
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increase.
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Flooded with appeals, the courts take months, even years, to reach a decision.
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And the final obstacle is diplomatic.
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For the past several years, France has had to deal with the refusal of certain countries
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such as Algeria to accept the return of their expelled nationals.
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The French Minister of the Interior intends to toughen his stance.
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We could see a change in our relationships.
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For example, an impact on the amount of aid given by France to Algeria, or a visa freeze
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of Algerian representatives.
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Algeria would have the means to retaliate, but so would France.
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The new French interior minister also hopes to bring changes to European immigration legislation.
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To achieve this, he is counting on the support of several European countries such as Germany,
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who have recently tightened their migration policies.
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