While the scheduled exit from the health crisis and the arrival of sunny days herald a return of migratory pressure, France has never locked the country's doors so well.
This is in any case what reveals a quantified assessment of the Border Police (PAF) brought to the attention of
Figaro
.
On two pages, the document reveals that 12,288 people in an irregular situation checked at the Spanish border between November and March were turned back before entering the territory, an explosion of 203% compared to the same time of year. previous.
At the same time, 3,469 illegal immigrants were intercepted in the neighboring departments, in particular in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
Again, the figure has jumped 25% in one year.
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In the Alps, the scenario is similar with 23,537 people coming from Italy having been refused entry to France in the last five months for lack of proper papers.
That is to say, again, more than double
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