People stand next to a wall of cardboard boxes with complaints about slow processing times for residence permits during a rally in front of the prefecture office to denounce delays in issuing residence permits, at the call of the "Bouge ta Pref" collective, in Marseille, southern France on June 10th, 2026. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)

Campaigners gathered outside préfectures across France protesting about growing administrative obstacles - including long waits for appointments - that prevent thousands of foreign nationals from accessing their legal rights.

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