Overview

• The Conseil d’État, France's highest administrative court, has upheld the expulsion order against Algerian influencer Boualem N. (Doualemn), affirming its legality without procedural errors.
• Doualemn was initially expelled in January 2025 after a TikTok video calling for a 'severe correction' of an Algerian regime opponent raised public order concerns.
• Algerian authorities refused to accept his deportation, leading to his re-arrest in Montpellier on March 20 and placement in administrative detention.
• Despite over 15 years of legal residence in France, the court cited his lack of substantial familial or professional ties as justification for the expulsion.
• Doualemn's legal team criticized the decision as excessively repressive, arguing it exemplifies xenophobic policies; a pending appeal on the merits of the case seeks annulment of the expulsion order.