French Government Proposes New Immigration Law.
On Sunday, Maude Bregeon, a spokesperson for the French government, announced that the newly appointed interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, has proposed a new immigration law. This law is aimed to be implemented by early 2025 to enhance the safety of the French population.
Bregeon stated that the key feature of the proposed immigration law is the extension of detention periods for irregular migrants deemed a public threat. Currently, these individuals can be held in administrative detention for a maximum of 90 days. The new proposal seeks to extend this limit to 210 days, marking a significant shift in France’s immigration enforcement policies.
This announcement follows a challenging period for immigration legislation in France. In January 2024, the Constitutional Council rejected 32 provisions of an immigration law. This included measures that aimed to limit access to social benefits and establish immigration quotas, which were ruled unconstitutional.
Since his appointment as Minister of Interior in September, Retailleau has pledged to combat illegal migration and “restore order” in France. He has proposed several reforms, including reinstating illegal migration as a criminal offense and changing the law that provides free medical assistance to immigrants after three months of residence. This follows the “Circulaire Valls” law introduced by former President François Hollande in 2012, which decriminalized illegal residence and restricted law enforcement’s ability to detain individuals in irregular situations.
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