France promulgates the 2018 asylum and immigration law
Law 2018-778 of 10 September 2018 shortened some asylum deadlines, expanded detention grounds, and created a humanitarian residence title. In the causal graph this event strengthens Migration-policy restrictiveness and border control, a driver that weakens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.
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Law 2018-778 of 10 September 2018 shortened some asylum deadlines, expanded detention grounds, and created a humanitarian residence title. It is a completed first-term statute under interior minister Gérard Collomb.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Emmanuel Macron
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.5 · verified
Collomb carried the bill in Macron’s first majority. The president did not write the code article by article. He kept the minister and the text.
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactFrance promulgates the 2018 asylum and immigration law
- strengthensDriverMigration-policy restrictiveness and border control
- weakensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
impact weight 0.45 · Effect from 10 September 2018 · verified
Shorter deadlines and broader detention increase practical restrictiveness of asylum access, with a lag through prefectures and courts.
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.27 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.6)
Observed
29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).
20212023 Above normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.4)
Observed
303M persons · 150M above the normal line (2024)
Better than normal8 readings, 1990–2024: rose from 154M persons to 303M persons.
Moving normal line
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.UNHCR concerned about the impact of the new French asylum lawUNHCR · High credibility · verified
- 2.LOI n° 2018-778 du 10 septembre 2018 pour une immigration maîtriséeLégifrance · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
UNHCR and French NGOs criticised faster procedures.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorEmmanuel Macron
- contributed toFactFrance promulgates the 2018 asylum and immigration law
- strengthensDriverMigration-policy restrictiveness and border control
- weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government
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Factrail. (2026). France promulgates the 2018 asylum and immigration law. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/fr-collomb-asylum-law-2018
https://factrail.ai/facts/fr-collomb-asylum-law-2018
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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