France passes bill to tighten birthright citizenship standards in Mayotte

France passes bill to tighten birthright citizenship standards in Mayotte

The French legislature has passed a bill restricting children born in its overseas colony of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean from access to citizenship. Under fire, the bill restricts children only born in Mayotte but not children born in France or elsewhere within French territories, although there have been growing calls for its wider application. […]