#2026-471France Updates Rules for Removal Measures in Mayotte
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This decree changes how France applies immigration removal procedures in Mayotte, with a focus on detention arrangements for families. It removes several references to whether detention centers or administrative holding facilities can accommodate families, and introduces references to dedicated “family unit” facilities in the Mayotte rules. The practical effect is mainly administrative, but it matters for immigration authorities, detention facility operators, associations with access rights, and families subject to removal measures in Mayotte. The decree adjusts which facilities are covered by oversight, access, and retention rules, including advance notice when associations want to access a family unit facility.
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Key Changes
- Removes several references to whether detention or holding facilities are able to accommodate families.
- Adds “family unit” facilities to Mayotte-specific immigration retention rules.
- Sets access and oversight rules for family unit facilities, including advance notice by associations.
Obligations
What this law requires
Associations exercising access rights in Mayotte must give prior notice before accessing a dedicated family-unit facility used for detention or retention.
Immigration detention authorities in Mayotte must treat dedicated family-unit facilities as covered retention locations for applicable access and oversight rules.
Rules that apply to placement or retention in administrative detention premises must also be applied where the person is held in a family-unit facility in Mayotte.
Administrative references or designations for detention centers and administrative holding facilities in Mayotte should no longer state whether the facility is capable of receiving families where those wording requirements have been removed.