New French Plan Aims to Keep Migrants, and Far Right, at Bay<br />Those who enter France illegally would now only have 90 days to apply for asylum, instead of the current 120.<br />Mr. Collomb, the interior minister, insisted the new law was "balanced<br />and completely aligned with European law," pointing out the similarities between the French proposal and legislation elsewhere in Europe.<br />If the demand is rejected, asylum seekers would have only 15 days to appeal, instead of a month.<br />Applications for asylum would be treated in six months by the French authorities, instead of the current 14 months.<br />But in presenting the proposal this week, Mr. Macron’s interior minister, Gerard Collomb,<br />made no bones about its other aim: to head off the political challenge of the far right.<br />They would have less time apply for asylum and half as much time to appeal if their application is rejected.
