Overview
- France’s Interior Ministry issued administrative territorial bans on Tuesday barring 10 British nationals associated with Raise the Colours from entering or staying in the country.
- Authorities say the activists searched for and destroyed small boats and conducted propaganda and recruitment along the northern French coast.
- French authorities have opened a probe into an alleged aggravated assault on migrants near Dunkirk in September connected to British activists.
- The ministry did not name those banned, while Raise the Colours says it has received no formal notification and is exploring a legal challenge.
- Social media videos linked to the group show beach confrontations and slashed dinghies, set against 41,000 small‑boat arrivals to the UK in 2025.