In an interview published by HE Figaro Magazine Then, before the deputies of the law commission of the National Assembly, the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau (Les Républicains, LR), expressed on Wednesday, October 2, his desire to extend the duration of the law up to two hundred and ten days. Administrative detention of irregular immigrants.
First set at ten days in 1993, the duration in administrative detention centers (CRA) was increased by “exceptional way” ninety days with the Collomb law of 2018 and two hundred and ten days, or approximately seven months, in terrorist matters. For “the most serious crimes”committed by irregular immigrants, “our hand We must not tremble, we must reach one hundred and eighty days, or even two hundred and ten days.”he told the Figaro Magazinebelieving that, “When the law no longer protects, it must be changed.”
“As for the duration of detention, we increased it to two hundred and ten days for terrorists, why wouldn’t we increase it to two hundred and ten days for sexual crimes? Who here is against? »he later asked during his hearing before the Assembly Law Committee.
The former president of the LR group in the Senate clarified that this measure “requires the approval of a law” ; according to the “each one will assume his responsibilities before the people”. He also indicated that he would request “prefects who systematically appeal for the release of a CRA, even if this appeal is not suspensive”. In fact, a foreigner can appeal his detention by the prefect before a judge of liberties and detention (JLD) within a period of forty-eight hours.
A response to the murder of the Philippines
These announcements come after the murder of a young 19-year-old Filipino student, whose body was found in the Boulogne forest on September 19. The suspect, previously convicted of rape and forced to leave the territory, was released on June 20 and detained in the Metz CRA before his deportation.
His placement was extended three times, before a JLD validated his departure from the CRA on September 3. The judge justified his decision by the fact that “the interested party did not request asylum and did not oppose the expulsion measure” from France.
The measure was accompanied by the obligation to clock in and house arrest in a hotel in Yonne, where Taha O. will never go. The day before the murder, September 19, he had been included in the file of wanted persons for not respecting his obligation to report.
Algeria and Morocco criticized by Bruno Retailleau
In addition to these announcements regarding the duration of the placement at CRA, Bruno Retailleau also intends to condition the “visa policy when issuing passes” consular documents, essential documents to send a foreigner back to their country of origin, specifying that they were going “dialogue” with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot. This idea was mentioned the day before by the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, during his general policy speech.
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believing to be “too generous, without being reciprocated”Retailleau stated that in 2023 France issued 238,750 visas to Morocco but did not obtain “only 725 passes”. Algeria has obtained 205,853 visas and “it only recovered 2,191 of its nationals”lamented the minister. It also has in its sights the associations that operate in these centers and are responsible for providing legal and social assistance to detainees. He wants to transfer this competence to the French Immigration and Integration Office and not to the associations. “who are judge and party”believe.
