French government to table new immigration law in early 2025
The French government wants to adopt a new immigration law in 2025, just one year after the previous bill split the majority in the National Assembly. It would be the 33rd immigration law in 44 years.
"There will be a need for a new law," government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told broadcaster BFMTV on Sunday.
Prime Minister Michel Barnier's new government hopes the bill will be submitted to parliament at the beginning of 2025.
In September, a Paris student was raped and murdered in a case that has further inflamed a French debate on migration after a Moroccan man was named as the suspected attacker.
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In this new text, the government wants to extend the detention period for undocumented migrants deemed to be dangerous in order to better enforce expulsion orders.
Longer period of detention
One of the options under consideration is to increase the maximum period of detention from 90 to 210 days, which is now only possible for terrorist offences.
Last December, France already passed an immigration law.
The bill was hardened to gain the support of the far-right and right-wing MPs.
He wants to reinstate the offense of illegal residence, among other measures.
(with AFP)
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