“I take screenshots all the time. Every night. Often I get up at midnight, four o’clock, six o’clock. I take screenshots, there aren’t any. I’m always told that there are none available. It’s like being in prison. I want to be like everyone else, I want to get an appointment.” In France, for many foreigners, applying to the prefecture for a residence permit is like an obstacle course. Sometimes they have to wait years for an appointment and end up living in fear of being deported at any time. Is this administrative “bug” accidental or deliberate?
ASYLUM IN FRANCE: AN OBSTACLE COURSE
