The issue of the extremely rare execution of obligations to leave the known French territory (OQTF) returned to the center of public debate with the murder of little Lola, which took place on October 14 and put Algeria in an irregular situation. Invited to Cnews’ “Le Grand Rendez-vous” program this Sunday, government spokesman Olivier Veran spoke on the subject. In particular, he stated that “No country around us does more deportations than France“.
OQTFs are administrative measures that are effective for one year. In recent years, they have been rarely performed in France. In 2011, just over 16% of measures announced actually followed through. This figure dropped to 6% in 2020 when the health crisis began. Le Figaro recently reverted to various legal mechanisms that allow people in an irregular situation to remain on French territory pending a one-year period after which the OQTF expires. For example, the detention period of persons in an irregular situation can reach 18 months in Germany, while in France – 90 days. And what can be said about the other countries that Olivier Verand alluded to? Is it true that “nobody around usdoesn’t it deport more?
Source: Le Figaro
