Morocco Resumes Issuing Travel Documents, Easing Deportations from France

Rabat and Paris seem to be returning to better relations. According to the entourage of the Minister of the Interior, "Morocco is currently accepting again to issue many consular laissez-passer," reports France info. In September 2021, Paris had decided to halve the entry permits granted to Moroccans, to push Morocco "to change its policy and agree to issue these consular laissez-passer." "We would like the reaction to be more cooperation with France so that we can enforce our immigration rules," Gabriel Attal, then government spokesman, had insisted.

Now, Morocco is no longer hindering the effectiveness of actual returns to the border once the orders to leave French territory (OQTF) have been issued. The kingdom therefore agrees to take back its nationals. Algeria is also following the same dynamic. This improvement in cooperation with France is bearing fruit. In total, 93 foreigners were sent back to their country of origin just the week of November 6-12, according to figures provided by the Ministry of the Interior on Sunday.

In the wake of the Arras attack, Gérald Darmanin had instructed the