Article R754-5 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum
Aforeign nationals placed or held in administrative detention who wish to apply for asylum may benefit, in order to present their application, from legal assistance provided by the legal entities mentioned in articles R. 744-20 and R. 744-21, in application of the agreements provided for in these same articles.They may also benefit from linguistic assistance in order to present their application, under the conditions provided for in article R. 744-17.