The ambiguity will soon be resolved. On Wednesday, October 2, one day after the general policy declaration of the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, who expressed his desire to avoid “useless controversies” Regarding immigration, the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, has continued to multiply interviews in the press – at least seven since he took office on September 21 – to emphasize the measures he plans to take to “restrict entries”. In an interview published online by Le Figaro MagazineHe has especially spoken out – and for the first time as a minister – against the associations that work in administrative detention centers (CRA), these establishments where several tens of thousands of foreigners are detained each year without a residence permit, with a view to their forced expulsion. elimination.
The management of these places has resurfaced in the public debate with the “Philippines affair”: the main suspect in the murder of this student, whose body was found on September 21 buried in the Boulogne forest, is a Moroccan released from prison. CRA, in the absence of issuance by Morocco of the consular pass necessary for his expulsion. “I would like the State to be more demanding with the associations that intervene in the CRAdeclared Mr. Retailleau. Likewise, I consider that legal and social advice to people detained in the CRA is the responsibility of the French Immigration and Integration Office. [OFII]and not associations, which are judge and partie. »
Today, OFII is mainly present in the CRAs to offer aid for voluntary departure (without much success since, in 2022, 79 people benefited from this aid from the CRAs, according to the Court of Auditors). The associations intervene within the framework of a public market shared by five structures (Cimade, France Terre d’Asile, Forum Réfugiés, Groupe SOS Solidarités, Solidarité Mayotte). The Ministry of the Interior just renewed its offer on September 27, for an estimated value of 26 million euros over four years.
“Watcher role”
The law establishes that “Detained foreigners benefit from reception, information and support actions, to allow the effective exercise of their rights and prepare for their departure”. By addressing the associations, Mr. Retailleau implies that they have a responsibility in the release of detainees, helping them to file appeals against the obligations to leave French territory that affect them.
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