The Minister of the Interior reiterated his desire to toughen the attribution of French nationality to children born in Mayotte.
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Gérald Darmanin continues his offensive on immigration. The Minister of the Interior and Overseas, visiting Mayotte, called on Sunday August 21, in Dzaoudzi, to “fight against social and administrative attractiveness” island to curb illegal immigration from neighboring Comoros.
The Government is fighting with determination against illegal immigration in Mayotte: since 2017, the number of police and gendarmes has increased by 50%, interceptor boats have tripled and a plane provides daily surveillance. pic.twitter.com/XyjVx0bqzF
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) August 21, 2022
This is the minister’s second overseas trip since he took over the Overseas portfolio this summer, after a visit to Reunion in early July. In the 101st French department, the Minister was presented with the new air and maritime means of combating illegal immigration.
“The continuous increase in technical and human resources will not be enough, he then told the press. We must fight against the social and administrative attractiveness of the territory”. To achieve this, Gérald Darmanin reiterated his desire to toughen the attribution of French nationality to children born in Mayotte. For a newborn to benefit from the right of the soil, he wishes that at least one of his parents has resided regularly on the island for at least one year, against three months currently.
In July 2018, the National Assembly had voted to adapt the jus soli in Mayotte, to deal with the very strong illegal immigration from the Comoros, after a lively debate including within the majority. The article introduced in the Senate required for children born in Mayotte that one of his parents had, on the day of birth, been regularly present on national territory for more than three months.