French court annuls large part of country’s new immigration law

Constitutional council says about half of articles in new law go against constitution and must be scrapped

Parts of a contested new French immigration law go against the constitution and must be scrapped, France’s constitutional council has said.

The council, a body that validates the constitutionality of laws, on Thursday annulled about half of the articles in the law, which was passed in December, including restrictions on family reunifications and student residency permits, and making residing in France illegally a crime.