The Senate on Tuesday adopted a bill aimed at extending the administrative detention period for foreigners considered dangerous by French authorities. The bill, supported by the right wing and the government, seeks to allow for longer detentions in centers for individuals convicted of serious offenses or identified as posing a particular threat to public order.
Senators who support the measure believe that current delays regularly prevent the effective execution of deportations, particularly when consular procedures are lengthy or countries of origin are slow to issue travel documents. The government defends the measure as "operational," presenting it as a response to the difficulties encountered by prefects in certain sensitive cases.
A measure strongly contested on the left
Left-wing groups and several foreign rights organizations, on the other hand, denounce this as a new security crackdown. They believe that extending administrative detention risks increasing infringements on individual liberties without guaranteeing more effective deportations. Some elected officials have also warned against the normalization of administrative detention outside the traditional judicial framework.
The bill must now continue its parliamentary journey in the National Assembly, where heated debates are expected. Immigration remains a major point of political contention between the majority, the right wing, and the left-wing opposition, in a climate marked by a series of security reforms over the past several months.
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