enforcement rate varies according to the greater or lesser number of measures pronounced. Although
the overall number of deportation measures carried out has slightly increased over the last ten years or
so, it appears to have stabilised at around 25 to 27% of deportations pronounced. This relatively low
stable rate is largely due to structural obstacles (material and administrative alike) that have long
hampered implementation of forced deportations.
Reference: Nicolas Fischer, (2017), Le territoire de l'expulsion. La rétention administrative des
étrangers et l'État de droit en France, Lyon, ENS Éditions.
Detention centres for illegal immigrants (Metropolitan France).
Theoretical capacity, number of committals, average duration of
detention, outcome of detention
Source: CICI annual reports, Senate (in italics, please see note).
2002
% removals/committals
Prisoners removed,
excluding voluntary
returns
Average duration of
detention
(in days)
Average occupancy rate
Accompanying young
offenders committed to
CRAs
Number of committals
Theoretical capacity
Field: Metropolitan France
Year
3.3
25,131
2003
775
28,155
64%
5.6
2004
944
30,043
73%
8.5
2005
1,016
29,257
83%
10.2
2006
1,380
32,817
74%
9.9
16,909
52%
2007
1,691
35,246
76%
10.5
15,170
43%
2008
1,515
34,592
68%
10.3
14,411
42%
2009
1,574
30,270
60%
10.2
40%
2010
1,566
27,401
55%
10.0
36%
2011
1,726
24,544
478
46.7%
8.7
40%
2012
1,672
23,394
98
50.5%
11
47%
2013
1,571
24,176
41
48.3%
11.9
41%
2014
1,571
25,018
42
52.7%
12.1
-
2015
1,554
26,267
112
54.1%
11.6
164
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