US EditionIllegal Immigration: 4,000 Law Enforcement Officers Deployed in France
- 4,000 law enforcement officers have been deployed in France to combat human smuggling operations using lorries, as reported by Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.
- On June 18 and 19, a nationwide crackdown included police and military forces conducting checks at transportation hubs like Paris's Gare du Nord, resulting in over 750 arrests of undocumented migrants.
- Retailleau noted a 28 percent increase in apprehensions of illegal migrants in 2025, attributing it to tighter border enforcement and transportation checks.
- Retailleau emphasized that clandestine migrants are not welcome in France, stating, 'Sovereignty, security, and the rule of law must prevail.
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On the 18th and 19th of June, the Ministry of the Interior launched a large-scale control operation in stations and buses against illegal immigration. The objective: "to question the illegals", according to Bruno Retailleau, on his way to the Gare du Nord on Thursday. The opportunity, for a crowd of Parisian demonstrators, to come and protest.
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Illegal immigration: 4,000 law enforcement officers deployed in France
"Over 4,000" law enforcement officers will be mobilised for two days during nationwide operations targeting illegal immigration in train stations and buses, announces French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, who was at Paris's Gare du Nord station to observe some of the controls.
Hunting for Undocumented People in Transportation: How Can Macron and Bayrou Let Retailleau Do This?
The Minister of the Interior once again instrumentalizes the subject of illegal immigration for his benefit but serves above all the agenda of the RN. The executive is showing great cowardice by allowing Retailleau to conduct these operations unworthy of checks to the facies.
France Cracks Down on Illegal Immigration at Major Transit Hubs
France has launched a sweeping illegal immigration crackdown at major transportation hubs, targeting undocumented migrants in a two-day nationwide operation. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced the initiative will mobilize police, gendarmes, customs agents, and military forces to conduct checks at bus terminals and train stations, including Paris’s Gare du Nord. “What I want to say is that clandestine migrants are not welcome in France,…
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