2023-07-02 19:00:00
Alae Eddine is threatened with expulsion following the Urssaf services discovered during a check in mid-June that he had a false Spanish identity card. The young Moroccan arrived in France four and a half years ago and has been working at the Café du Port de Cherbourg since August 2022. blame it, ”says Sandrine Poulain, the manager of the café, to France Bleu. “I admit to being distraught to this day and not knowing what to do anymore”.
Since this check, Alae Eddine, affectionately called “Aladdin” by his colleagues, has been under house arrest and forced to report to the Border Police (PAF) every morning. He fears an expulsion which might occur at any time by the end of the month. “Since this check, I’m not well, I’m stressed. I’m sick. I feel sick. I don’t want to leave, because here I have a job and my friends. I never did anything wrong. I have always taken the path of seriousness, of work,” he confides.
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The young man traveled through Turkey, Kosovo, Croatia, Italy and other countries before arriving in France, his dream country. “I suffered too much to come to this. All my friends tell me that I don’t deserve this situation,” complains Alae. “For us, it was a huge surprise. He’s our favourite, everyone loves him. He has an Urssaf number, we contribute to retirement, Pôle emploi… The entire French administrative system did not realize that he had a false identity card, ”explains Sandrine Poulain.
And to add: “It really is a cream. He sends part of his salary to his parents. And he truly fell in love with Cherbourg. It’s nice to see this young man proud to stay in France, while we are still there complaining. It’s a great lesson in life,” says the manager of the café. Alae had to complete his five years of seniority on French territory in four months to apply for a residence permit. But he risks being expelled before this deadline.
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