Overview
- A three-judge departmental commission in Nanterre issued an advisory opinion on Thursday recommending that Ramy Shaath not be expelled from France.
- The commission's view is consultative so the Hauts-de-Seine prefecture still holds the final authority to order expulsion or other administrative measures.
- The prefecture has argued Shaath poses a grave threat to public order, citing his links to pro-Palestinian groups and public remarks, including comments from November 2023.
- Shaath and his lawyers say the move is a sanction on political speech, note a related inquiry was dropped in October 2024, and say they will appeal any expulsion order.
- Lawyers warn that deportation to Palestine is not feasible and that a prefectural order could instead lead to house arrest, fuel local mobilization in Nanterre, and trigger a legal fight at the administrative court.