In an irregular situation, Mohamed Akrafi, 44, was deported from France to Morocco on 21 March 2025. As a result, he will not appear on 15 April before the Pyrénées-Atlantiques assize court as initially planned.
Gérald Darmanin, the French Minister of Justice, believes that the expulsion of foreign prisoners in France to their home countries, particularly Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, to serve their sentences there would help solve the problem of prison overcrowding.
After 24 years of living in France, Hassan Youssefi, a 46-year-old Moroccan, was expelled from French territory. In a relationship for ten years and father of two children, this entrepreneur was forced to abandon his family in Haute-Saône, leaving his wife and children in a worrying situation of precariousness.
A 46-year-old Moroccan national, who had been residing in France for 24 years, was expelled in February, causing outrage and raising questions about the application of the Darmanin law on immigration.
The Moroccan authorities expelled on Saturday from the Sahara a delegation of Spanish jurists who wished to inquire about the human rights situation in this territory under Moroccan sovereignty.
Gérald Darmanin, the French Minister of Justice, stated on Thursday that he will work to ensure that foreigners, including Moroccans, detained in French prisons can serve their sentences in their country of origin.
A tightening of the administrative treatment of foreigners, even in order, is emerging in Nantes. An internal police note reveals an unprecedented procedure that is causing teeth to grind.
The Moroccan authorities expelled on Sunday David Blanco, the head of external relations of the Spanish General Confederation of Labor (CGT), who arrived the day before in Dakhla, in the Moroccan Sahara, and met with separatist activists.
The expulsion by Morocco of European deputies who wanted to enter Laâyoune last week is not to the liking of Podemos. The Spanish party is seizing the European Union (EU).
Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, described as a "provocation" the attempt by three European deputies to enter the city of Laâyoune as part of an observation mission, without fulfilling the required formalities. This led to their expulsion by the Moroccan authorities.
Isa Serra (Podemos, Spain), Catarina Martins (Bloco de Esqueda, Portugal) and Jussi Sáramo (Left Alliance, Finland), the three European MPs expelled from the Moroccan Sahara last week, are calling on the European Union to impose sanctions against Morocco.
The Moroccan authorities decided, on Thursday, to expel four members of the European Parliament as well as two accompanying persons, following an unauthorized attempt to enter Laâyoune. This action has been described as "provocative" by the authorities.