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JRS France -
Political Developments
Asylum figures for 2006 (published in late 2007) show that
France received 39,300 applicants, compared with 50,000 in 2005.
There was a sharp fall in the number of asylum seekers arriving
from Haiti. The new fast-track asylum processing procedure
screened 11,000 applications while round 2,600 asylum requests
were received at Roissy airport.
The French government set the target of expelling 25,000
illegally staying third country nationals in 2007. This target
was not met. Consequently, this policy made the asylum
procedures more complex and had a serious effect on the way
asylum seekers and migrants were treated.
In November 2007, a new law tightened conditions for family
reunification and set standards for the expulsion of illegally
staying third country nationals. New procedures were put in
place to process asylum applications at the French borders.
Following the debate in the European Union on the Return
Directive, various associations initiated action targeted at the
proposed 18 month minimum detention period and the 5 year
re-entry ban.
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JRS Activities
JRS France
was fully established as a country office in 2007. A part-time
Country Director was appointed with support from a part-time
worker and a number of volunteers.
JRS France, in association with other NGOs, conducted research
into destitution in France. This was included in the JRS Europe
report on destitute forced migrants. The report was widely
distributed by JRS France.
French schools in Reims, Marseilles and Bordeaux participated in
the Pedro Arrupe Award and around 10 volunteers visited
detention centres and assisted with an integration project in
Paris. JRS France initiated its own refugee integration project
in Chambéry. The JRS France website was officially launched in
2007 with the support of a recently established information
team.
Contact Details
Country office:
Fr Jean-Marie SJ, JRS Co-ordinator
14, rue d'Assas F-75006 Paris
Tel: +33 1 44 39 48 19 (Tuesday pm, Wednesday, Thursday) -
Mobile: +33 6 25 45 38 81
jeanmarie.carriere(a)jrs.net |
Contact for policy
issues:
Fr Michel Guery SJ
michel.guery@jrs.net
www.jrsfrance.org |
To send an email, just replace the (a) with @.
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