He risks being expelled for a typo. Mohamed-Lamine N'Diaye, a 21-year-old Guinean, has been threatened with expulsion by France since September because of a spelling error on one of his identity papers, reports BFMTV this Saturday March 30.
Arriving in France in 2019, at the age of 16, he was first taken into the care of child welfare, as an unaccompanied minor. When he reached the age of majority, he formally requested a residence permit from the prefecture, but this was refused due to an error on one of the documents attesting to his identity. He finally received an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) on September 23, against which he filed an appeal.
A consular passport yet issued in his name
Perfectly integrated in France, Mohamed-Lamine N'Diaye obtained a CAP in masonry, thanks to which he was able to be hired on a permanent basis in a company in Rouen (Seine-Maritime) and plays in a local football club, specifies BFMTV . A demonstration of support for the young man, asking for his regularization, also took place this Thursday in front of the administrative court of Rouen.
“A problem with an act is not enough to taint someone’s identity. We must make an overall assessment, which the prefecture did not do in this situation,” lamented Magali Leroy, lawyer for Mohamed-Lamine N’Diaye, who emphasizes that her client has “a consular passport with the data authentic documents containing the same data as the other documents he provided.
Contacted by our colleagues, the Seine-Maritime prefecture did not react. The administrative court's decision is expected in mid-April.