Attack in Arras: why Mohammed Mogouchkov was illegal, but not deportable

2023-10-13T19:24:17.899Z

Highlights: Mohammed Mogouchkov, 20, had been under close surveillance by the Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI) since the end of July. The measure was taken after the discovery of links with people in the Islamist movement, considered "objectives" of the domestic intelligence service. The 20-year-old fatally stabbed a teacher at a high school in Arras (Pas-de-Calais) on Friday. He arrived in France at the age of 5.

Arriving in France at the age of 5, the alleged perpetrator of the fatal knife attack at Arras high school had come close to deportation with all his