Il a expliqué qu'à l'époque, la priorité du ministère était de cibler les demandeurs d'asile déboutés en fuite plutôt que les criminels, de telle sorte que l'on puisse augmenter le nombre d'expulsions.
As to why, he explained that the department's priority at the time was to target unsuccessful refugee claimants who were on the run rather than criminals, because that way the deportation numbers were higher.
