Morocco
Moroccan NGO: Algeria Holding Bodies of 7 Migrants, Including 2 Women
The Moroccan Association for Aid to Migrants in Difficult Situations indicates that Algerian authorities are holding the bodies of seven Moroccan citizens.
Topic
Illegal immigration
Morocco
Algeria Releases 40 Moroccan Migrants, Escorts Them to Border
End of detention in Algeria for 40 Moroccans this Wednesday. Released after being arrested for irregular migration, they were taken to the border with Morocco, according to information from the AMSV association.
Spain
Viral Far-Right Videos Falsely Label Homeless Moroccan Migrants as Thieves in Spain
In Girona, several young Moroccans living on the street are filmed without their knowledge, then falsely presented as thieves in videos shared by profiles linked to the far-right. These viral contents fuel stigmatization and provoke anger even among their families still in Morocco.
France
Hauts-de-Seine Prefecture Imposes Citizenship Quiz on Undocumented Immigrants Seeking Residency
The Retailleau circular pushes some prefects to compete in ingenuity to reduce the number of residence permits issued and increase expulsions. After the prefect of Isère accused of being "a factory of undocumented immigrants" , it’s now the turn of the prefect of Hauts-de-Seine to complicate the lives of undocumented foreigners applying for exceptional admission to stay (AES).
France
France Tightens Immigration Rules, Making Regularization Nearly Impossible for Undocumented Migrants
With the tightening of regularization measures, undocumented immigrants in France seeking to obtain exceptional admission to stay (AES) are hitting a wall.
Morocco
France and Morocco Form Task Force to Expedite Migrant Repatriation
Visiting Rabat this Monday, Bruno Retailleau , the French Minister of the Interior, announced the creation of a Franco-Moroccan working group that will be tasked with identifying the nationality of migrants in irregular situations in France in order to facilitate their return to their country of origin.
Morocco
French Interior Minister Visits Morocco to Bolster Security and Migration Ties
The French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, is expected this weekend in Morocco for an official working visit. This trip comes as Paris and Rabat display their shared desire to strengthen their ties. Meetings with high-ranking Moroccan officials are on the agenda, focusing on several topics of bilateral cooperation.
France
Digital Residence Permit System in France Faces Legal Challenge Over Barriers to Immigrants
The dematerialization of residence permits in France, instead of being a panacea, represents an enormous difficulty for foreigners. Ten associations have filed an appeal before the Council of State for "faulty negligence" and order the State to apply the law on the Digital Administration of Foreigners in France (ANEF).
France
Moroccan Student Faces Deportation After Nazi Salute at French Synagogue
A high school student of Moroccan origin filmed himself giving a Nazi salute in front of a synagogue in Valencia (Drôme). An act that earned him a police custody and an Obligation to Leave the French Territory (OQTF).
Belgium
Disabled Moroccan Immigrant Faces Homelessness in Belgium After Asylum Rejections
Arrived in Belgium where he hoped to change his life, a Moroccan with a disability faces a harsh reality.
France
Controversial Marriage: 76-Year-Old Far-Right Activist Weds Undocumented Immigrant
Anne Trontin, mayor of Montpont-en-Bresse, in Saône-et-Loire, had to record the marriage of a septuagenarian French woman, a militant of the Rassemblement national (RN), with a Tunisian undocumented immigrant.
Spain
Spanish Court Rules Algerian Migrant's Expulsion to Morocco Unlawful
The High Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) has confirmed the "nullity" of the return by the Moroccan authorities of an Algerian migrant who was trying to reach Ceuta by swimming.