Overview

• The French Senate approved migration-focused measures under the refondation law on May 20, aimed at curbing irregular immigration to Mayotte.
• Key provisions include stricter residency requirements, mandatory long-stay visas, and extended residence durations for parents of French children.
• The law allows the creation of family retention centers and permits revocation of residence permits from parents if their children are deemed threats to public order.
• Paternity recognition will now be centralized in Mamoudzou, with harsher penalties for fraudulent claims to reduce the island's appeal to migrants.
• The measures, supported by a right-centrist majority, faced unanimous opposition from left-wing senators, who criticized them as discriminatory and unprecedented.