
Moroccan Border City Fnideq Struggles with Surge in Homeless Migrant Youth
The number of Moroccan adolescents candidates for illegal immigration continues to grow on the streets of Fnideq, transformed into a vast territory of homeless people.

The number of Moroccan adolescents candidates for illegal immigration continues to grow on the streets of Fnideq, transformed into a vast territory of homeless people.

Several dozen Moroccan children are still waiting to return to school benches in Melilla . The authorities of the Spanish enclave refuse to enroll them, on the pretext that their parents do not hold a residence permit.

Formerly prohibited for security reasons, unaccompanied children are now accepted on Royal Air Maroc following the relaunch of the service for unaccompanied minors.

Foreign minors are the most suspected in the extent of delinquency in Rennes and elsewhere. The French President wants the Prime Minister to speed up the process of their expulsion. The Moroccan consul sees "stigmatization" of Morocco.

As part of a parental conflict that began in 2013, Rachida, 32, was tried in a correctional court for child abduction from the person in charge of her custody and for retention in Morocco. The prosecutor is seeking 8 months of suspended prison sentence against her.

The testimony of a Moroccan minor on the Spanish public television channel La 2 has moved the web. In front of thousands of viewers, young Mohammed recounted his adventure from Morocco to Spain.

A phenomenon dating back to time immemorial, begging is gaining altitude day by day. "There is no foolish trade" they say, today, in Moroccan society, begging has become a profession for some.

They are thousands, these Moroccan children, without a birth certificate, without a family record book, without an identity card. This phenomenon, which is growing in the kingdom, leaves these children in absolute invisibility, depriving them of access to essential services such as education or health.

Significant resources have been mobilized by the authorities to search for a 4-year-old child, who disappeared on Saturday afternoon under mysterious circumstances. The incident took place in a village a few kilometers from Agadir .

Upon returning from Syria via Istanbul, following her expulsion by the Turkish authorities, Jana’s mother-in-law was arrested on Monday at Roissy. After her indictment on Friday evening, she was incarcerated for criminal terrorist conspiracy, child abduction and child abandonment.

The first visit to Morocco by French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin was not a smooth one, as the issues addressed were all of importance. On the menu: drugs, migration, counter-terrorism, recruitment of imams...

Faced with the resurgence of Covid-19 in Morocco, parents of students who have chosen face-to-face learning are increasingly concerned. In a city like Casablanca, the option of closing schools seems to be emerging.