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Article L742-4 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The liberty and custody judge may, under the same conditions as in article L. 742-1, be referred to again for the purpose of extending the period of detention beyond thirty days, in the following cases:1° In the event of absolute urgency or a particularly serious threat to public order;2° Where the impossibility of enforcing the removal decision results from the loss or destruction of the person concerned’s travel documents, the…

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Article L742-5 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

In exceptional cases, the matter may again be referred to the liberty and custody judge for the purpose of extending the period of detention beyond the maximum period provided for in article L. 742-4, when one of the following situations arises in the last fifteen days:1° The foreign national has obstructed the automatic enforcement of the removal decision;2° The foreign national has submitted, with the sole aim of thwarting the…

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