PRACTICE. The case of designated residence in France: Recent evolution and challenges

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1 IMPLEMENTING ATDS IN PRACTICE The case f designated residence in France: Recent evlutin and challenges Radslaw J. FICEK Directr f asylum department France terre d asile 1

2 DETENTION OF MIGRANTS IN 2013 Migrants remved frm France in 2013 included: vluntary returns: 7,386 frced remvals: 44,458 Migrants detained in France (Eurpean territry métrple ) 26,441 Migrants detained in France (extra Eurpean territry verseas) 18,936 2

3 DETENTION OF MIGRANTS IN 2013 Detentin f migrants in France (Article L551-1 f «CESEDA») : «A mins qu il ne sit assigné à résidence en applicatin de l article L.561-2, l étranger qui ne peut quitter immédiatement le territire français peut être placé en rétentin par l autrité administrative dans des lcaux ne relevant pas de l administratin pénitentiaire, pur une durée de cinq jurs Limited t 45 days ( ) but pssibility f repeated detentin Respect f basic rights cntrlled by the judge (after 5 days f detentin) Applied nly if useful fr executin f remval r transfer t EU cuntry and cmpatible with migrant particular situatin Unfrtunately in practice detentin is still cnsidered necessary fr the executin f the frced remval rder A different prcedure n the brder entry t the French territry «zne d attente» (4+8+8 days) 3

4 DESIGNATED RESIDENCE In France, designated residence is used quasi exclusively in the Eurpean part French territry but nt verseas. Recent figures: 2012 : 668 rders 2013 : 1,258 rders Different frms f designated residence: administrative and judicial Administrative designated residence: Article L561-2 f «CESEDA»: «Dans les cas prévus à l article L , l autrité administrative peut prendre une décisin d assignatin à résidence à l égard de l étranger pur lequel l exécutin de l bligatin de quitter le territire demeure une perspective raisnnable et qui présente des garanties de représentatin effectives prpres à prévenir le risque, mentinné au II de l article L , qu il se sustraie à cette bligatin» 4

5 DESIGNATED RESIDENCE Cnditins f designated residence Limited t a maximum f 90 days (45+45) - if rdered by the judge, nly 40 days (20+20) Only if remval pssible Warranties f nn abscnding include prper accmmdatin (with sme new exceptins) and depsit f an fficial ID dcument (mst ften the passprt will be required) Passprt depsit (if rdered by the judge) Reprting bligatins 5

6 DESIGNATED RESIDENCE Current issues Different frms f designated residence (rdered by administratin r by judge): alternative t detentin r alternative frm f detentin? Administrative designated residence accrding t article L561-2 f CESEDA : different rules cncerning reprting bligatin Large definitin f abscnding risk accrding t article L f CESEDA : n legal prcedure, illegal entrance, ID falsificatin, already abscnded. Designated residence with electrnic tagging : Article L562-1 du CESEDA : «[ ] lrsque l étranger est père u mère d un enfant mineur résidant en France dnt il cntribue effectivement à l entretien et à l éducatin dans les cnditins prévues à l article du cde civil depuis la naissance de celui-ci u depuis au mins deux ans et lrsque cet étranger ne peut pas être assigné à résidence en applicatin de l article L du présent cde, Accrding t ur infrmatin, it has never been used 6

7 RECENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS General cntext f the transpsitin f the Return directive 2008/115/CE 16 June 2011: Bessn (immigratin) law slightly prmted designated residence 19 January 2012: Case Ppv v. France Strasburg Curt 6 July 2012: Circular against systematic detentin f family with children 11 march 2014: Circular n illegal immigratin management dealing with cnditins f designated residence New perspectives regarding the French immigratin law 7

8 NEW IMMIGRATION BILL Befre cnsidering the recurse t detentin, designated residence first has t be cnsidered The risk f abscnding can justify detentin Pssibility t have recurse t detentin after rdering designated residence r t rder designated residence after a perid f detentin (new L f CESEDA ) If authrised by the judge, new pssibilities t apprehend migrants under a designated residence measure, directly in their residence, t execute the remval decisin (new L f CESEDA ) 8

9 CONCLUSION What is necessary fr a prper transpsitin f the Return directive 1) T re-think the designated residence scheme and in particular t increase the prtectin f migrants rights ; t invent additinal ways t guaranty their rights. 2) T create new institutins, such as (financial r mral) warranty, caching, etc. 3) T adpt a glbal apprach t migratins, in rder t increase the efficiency f the scheme and the prtectin f fundamental rights. 9