Moroccan Student Faces Deportation from France, Sparking Protests at Rouen High School

The young man joined his father in France in 2018. The French authorities blame him for entering the territory after the age of 13. With his lawyer, Me Elatrassi, Anass Ajgou appealed against this Obligation to Leave French Territory (OQTF) which he has been subject to since September 12, 2022. But the request did not succeed, the Court of Appeal having confirmed his expulsion in its ruling of February 23, 2023. "Anass can be expelled at any time," the lawyer confides to Paris Normandie.

The high school student was summoned on Monday before the departmental directorate of the border police in Rouen. But the meeting did not take place. His loved ones still have hope. The young Moroccan has the support of his classmates and teachers. Anass is "a model of integration," assures his main teacher, Arnaud Batut, the initiator of the rally organized on Tuesday. And he adds: "He is an exemplary student, with no delays, with very good results, who helps his struggling classmates."

The young man "no longer sees himself living in Morocco" and has "all his social ties" in France, insists his lawyer. This OQTF is a source of stress and fear for Anass who should join a preparatory class at the start of the school year.