France Threatens to End 1968 Migration Pact with Algeria Over Deportation Dispute

Tensions escalate between Paris and Algiers following a deadly knife attack by an Algerian national who had been blocked from deportation 14 times.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has given Algeria four to six weeks to comply with repatriation agreements or face the termination of the 1968 migration pact.
The move follows a knife attack in Mulhouse, attributed to an Algerian national on a terrorism watchlist, which left one dead and several injured.
French officials claim Algeria has repeatedly refused to accept deported nationals, with the Mulhouse suspect rejected 14 times before the attack.
The 1968 agreement currently grants Algerians special immigration privileges in France, but officials argue Algeria's actions undermine the pact.
The dispute adds to already strained relations between the two nations, worsened by disagreements over Western Sahara and the detention of French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal in Algeria.