Arno Klarsfeld and the "roundups" of immigrants on CNews: the justice system seized

The intervention of lawyer Arno Klarsfeld on Saturday caused a shock wave. By advocating massive arrest operations inspired by the American ICE model, the person concerned has crossed a red line for many observers. His statement, assuming the inevitable nature of unjust acts to achieve the objectives of deportation, motivated a referral to the Paris public prosecutor by deputy Thomas Portes, based on Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

The Arcom (Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority) has also been asked to examine a possible breach by the channel of its obligations to control its airtime. The criticisms focus not only on the violence of the term "roundup", but also on the lack of immediate contradiction by the journalists present during the sequence. This new incident is part of a series of controversies affecting continuous news channels, regularly pointed out for their stigmatizing treatment of issues related to irregular immigration.