According to the Ministry of the Interior, in the first eight months of 2022 there was a 20% increase in exits from the territory, whether voluntary or forced departures of foreigners in an irregular situation.
From January to August 2022, 12,708 departures from the territory were registered (compared to 10,574 in the same period of 2021), half of which (7,627) were forced departures. Most of the latter took place in third countries, such as the Maghreb countries, increasing by 46% compared to the same period in 2021.
Throughout 2021, according to Place Beauvau, all “removalsThe number of aliens in an irregular situation increased by 8.2% compared to 2020 (13,403 compared to 12,384), but remained far from the pre-Covid 2019 level of 23,746 deportations.
On September 15, in front of the prefects, President Emmanuel Macron announced that a new draft law on asylum and immigration prepared by the Minister of the Interior will be presented in early 2023. Gérald Darmanin requested that this text be discussed by the parliament. in early October, but was forced to announce its postponement at the request of Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne.
Source: Le Figaro
