In Lyon, right-wing groups defied a local curfew and rally ban on Monday night to march through the city center after a gathering in support of looted shopkeepers, singing the national anthem and chanting "the streets and France belong to us." Internationally, the US Embassy in Paris advised Americans to avoid protest areas, China urged its citizens traveling to France to strengthen safety precautions, and Iran's Foreign Ministry warned against nonessential travel to France, Belgium and Italy. US President Donald Trump also escalated his criticism of French immigration policy, saying he told President Emmanuel Macron to "close up your borders" and predicting that "Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon."
The restrictions followed a weekend of cost of living and education protests that drew an estimated 550,000 demonstrators nationwide, resulted in roughly 2,400 arrests and left nearly 1,000 security personnel injured. Macron rejected Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez's offer to resign on Monday to maintain command continuity, even as Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin acknowledged intelligence flaws during the riots.