French Government Wants to Expel All Foreigners Found Guilty of a Serious Act

“We will propose to Parliament to authorise the expulsion of any foreigner found guilty of a serious act by the courts, regardless of their condition of presence on national territory,” Darmanin wrote on his official Twitter account.

Currently, foreigners who have committed serious acts cannot be deported if they have entered France before the age of 13.

However, the Minister explained that the government wants to make it legal to expel any foreigner, even those who entered France before they were 13, if they are found guilty of a serious act, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.

“Today, a foreigner who has committed serious acts is not deportable if he meets certain conditions, such as arriving on national territory before the age of 13. We want to allow the expulsion of any foreigner found guilty of a serious act by the courts, regardless of their condition of presence on national territory,” the Minister said.

According to the French newspaper Le Figaro, the new provision will be incorporated into the future law of orientation and programming, which will be presented t the start of the school year.

In order to have this law adopted and be able to expel any foreigner found guilty of a serious act, the Minister said that the authorities are ready to discuss, amend, as well as find compromises ‘with the LRs, the centrists and even part of the left’.

The Minister highlighted that the government is also prepared to take a number of proposals, such as the anti-breakers law of Bruno Retailleau (LR). In addition, he noted that in terms of immigration, they are prepared to reflect on the conclusions laid out by François-Noël Buffet (LR).

France has been dealing with illegal arrivals for years now. However, despite that, the country had also been issuing residence permits.

The data provided by the Directorate-General for Foreigners in France revealed that France issued around 270,000 first residence permits in 2021. According to the Directorate, the number of issued first residence permits in 2021 increased by 21.4 per compared to 2020.

The country also had an increase in the number of asylum applications. Data shows that there have been 104,381 first requests as well as almost 17,000 requests for reconsideration made at the asylum application desks.