New government in France to facilitate deportation of migrants: Both legal and illegal migration targeted

The new administration formed following the early general elections in France has announced that more measures will be taken regarding immigration policies. In this context, it was stated that various measures would be implemented to facilitate the return of migrants who entered the country illegally.

Speaking at the National Assembly's Law Commission, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau made statements regarding the policies he will pursue during his tenure.

Expressing his desire to extend the detention period for illegal migrants in holding centers to up to 210 days as part of the fight against migration, Retailleau also announced that he would issue instructions to prefects to facilitate the deportation of migrants.

Minister Retailleau stated that one of the political steps he wants to implement during his administration is 'to reduce not only illegal migration but also legal migration.'

Arguing that the government 'must regain control of its migration policies,' Retailleau implied that if this is not done, 'control' will fall into the hands of human traffickers.

Stating that there are methods of struggle at the international, regional, and national levels to reduce migration, Retailleau signaled that they would tighten migration policies as a country.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier also stated yesterday during his general policy speech at the General Assembly of the National Assembly at the beginning of the new legislative year, 'We no longer have satisfactory control over our migration policy,' indicating that they want to better control the country's borders.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE RECENT ELECTIONS IN FRANCE?

In the early general elections in France, the New Popular Front (NFP), formed by 4 leftist parties, had won the highest number of seats in the National Assembly.

However, after the elections resulted in a fragmented parliament where no party or alliance could reach an absolute majority, President Emmanuel Macron tasked Michel Barnier from the Republicans (LR) party, one of the smaller political groups in the assembly, with forming a government instead of the prime ministerial candidate of the leftist alliance that won the election.

The far-right National Rally (RN), the third-largest political group in the assembly, stated that it would support the new government, which consists of center-right figures and is opposed by the leftist alliance, and announced that they would not participate in a motion of no confidence aimed at bringing down the government.

French President Emmanuel Macron

News Source: AA