France: Algeria Refusing to Take Back its Deported Citizens

Hat tip Francois Desouche

The Algerian government has sent back several of its nationals who had been deported from France. This is causing consternation with the French Ministry of the Interior, which has issued sanctions against high-ranking Algerian government officials, described below.

This is similar to the problem European countries, particularly the Netherlands, are having deporting criminal Moroccans back to Morocco, which generally refuses to accept them.

The article below from Le Figaro is translated by Fousesquawk and is cross-posted from the French blog, Francois Desouche. It appears that this is a partial article due to a subscriber block.

*Note: The French title on the video reads: "After leaving for Algeria, return to France the next day. 123-Long live Algeria!" The audio is in Arabic.

Islamists under order to leave French territory: Algeria continues to refuse and return its citizens expelled from France.

-Jeanne   July 29, 2025 at 11:47

INFO-Le Figaro- Despite the diplomatic lull between Paris and Algiers, the regime of Abdelmadjid Tebboune has still refused at least 4 of its nationals in the past few days on the pretext of a lack of a consular pass.

The tip of the iceberg? According to Le Figaro's information, at least 4 Algerian citizens expelled from France have been refused (entry) in the last few days by the nation's (Algeria) authorities, a sign that the diplomatic lull between Paris and Algiers these past few weeks, particularly in view of the negotiations over the fate of Boualem Sansal, has run its course. 

According to our information, 53 deported individuals have been returned to France between March and July 22, amounting to a total of 76 refused (entry). This angered the Ministry of Interior, which took a series of measures on Tuesday targeting high Algerian officials aimed at forcing the leaders to take back its dangerous nationals. Dozens of political, economic, and military officials will no longer benefit from diplomatic facilities with which to travel to France or settle there.