Gérald Darmanin went to Mayotte to take stock of the “Wuambushu” operation, intended to fight against crime and illegal immigration. A contested operation which the minister defended on the spot “ the results “. For Gérald Darmanin, immigration is the file on which everyone expects him.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin waited two months after the chaotic launch of Operation Wuambushu to return to Mayotte. The time to have the means to defend an initial assessment and to give assurances on the determination of theEstate to combat the consequences of illegal immigration from the Comoros.
Prolonged operation
Mr. Darmanin therefore announced the extension of the operation for a month and a second type of operation for September 2023. Because, on this delicate file, it is he who is in the front line. The proof, ELisabeth Borne, who had gone to Reunion in May, was careful not to make the detour via Mayotte, as one might have expected.
Immigration law: no new text in July
The Prime Minister has also instructed her Minister of the Interior to lead negotiations with Les Républicains (LR) to prepare a new immigration law before the summer, according to the wishes of the President of the Republic. A difficult mission which did not succeed since Gérald Darmanin announced that there would be no new text presented in July and that it would be the text already discussed in the Senate which would be resumed after the senatorial elections. The Minister of the Interior from the right thus confirms his failure to find a compromise with the LR deputies.
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