France has declared its plan to implement a new immigration law at the start of 2025, occurring less than a year after the enactment of the previous law in January 2024, which was the result of extensive discussions in parliament and among the presidential majority.

Maud Bregeon, the spokesperson for the French government, emphasized that “a new immigration law is essential to modify several provisions” and indicated that this legislation will be prepared for presentation to parliament in early 2025.

This announcement arises amidst increasing debate surrounding immigration in France, particularly in light of the recent murder of a young woman in Paris by an undocumented migrant who had been subject to a deportation order that the French police had postponed enforcing, thereby highlighting the issue of unfulfilled deportation orders.

France ranks among the European nations with the highest volume of deportation orders (OQTF), having recorded over 134,000 in 2022, as reported by the Court of Auditors. Nevertheless, the execution rate of these orders remains one of the lowest in Europe, standing at merely 7 percent, in contrast to 30 percent in several other European countries.