Algeria is responding to France’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara by systematically refusing to allow its citizens deported from France to disembark at Algerian airports, French magazine Le Canard Enchaîné reports.
According to the magazine, Algerian nationals deported from France by plane are being sent back to France. This situation has reportedly escalated following French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent stance on the Moroccan Sahara.
Depuis les prises de position de Macron en faveur du Maroc sur le Sahara occidental, l’Algérie renvoie systématiquement vers la France ses ressortissants expulsés de l’Hexagone. Des dizaines de clandestins algériens font de “simples allers-retours ” constate un…
— Le Canard enchaîné (@canardenchaine) August 7, 2024
On August 5, Le Canard Enchaîné reported that the French Interior Ministry requested a detailed update from local authorities about ongoing standoffs involving dozens of undocumented Algerian nationals subject to expulsion orders.
The magazine noted that these undocumented Algerians are being transported back and forth between France and Algeria at French taxpayers’ expense, without being permitted to disembark in Algeria.
The report highlighted that this is not the first instance of Algeria using illegal immigration as a tool against Paris.
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf announced last week that recalling the Algerian ambassador from Paris was only the initial step in response to France’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, a move made during the 25th anniversary of Morocco’s Throne Day.
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