After November 8, 1942 the camps remained in use and the situation of the refugees/volunteers even deteriorated. All the men expected to be released immediately, to be protected and to find work. Contrary to what they hoped for, everything just went on, they suffered, died because of severe illnesses or punishments and did slave labor. And strangely enough, antisemitism got worse after November 8, also in the camps. However, the American policy was not to interfere with the internal political situation. So, the disciplinary forced labor camps remained under French control under the shadow of the American flag.
The French authorities in Morocco attempted to force the internees into the French Foreign Legion under threat that all who did not volunteer would be denounced to the Americans as Fascists. With the experience of being in the Legion and years of working in the harsh labor camps, many refugees were angry and there were several incidents. Actually, the French authorities did not want to liberate all the internees, but anyway, did what the Allies wanted, but slowly and with resistance they examined every German, Austrian and other men from European countries thoroughly. Their motivation was diverse, in the first place the legal argument for internment, namely according to the Decree of 1940, a foreigner had the possibility to work or to emigrate, otherwise one had to stay in the camps. And of course, they needed workers for the Trans Sahara railway and other public works.
The camps were officially dismantled on April 28, 1943 by a decision of Giraud, the French general and leader of the Free French Forces during World War II and in command of the French troops in North Africa. A month later, however, there were still 700 people locked away in several camps. The other refugees moreover encountered difficulties when they tried to leave Morocco: only very few visas were granted and it was prohibited to embark ships. Additional problems were caused by the lowering of the US immigration quota and the visa policy became stricter: only the wealthier and the ones with a job or affidavit could come to the US. Besides, political reasons made it near impossible to enter Palestine. As a result it was decided, after international consultation, to open a new refugee camp in Fedala (presently Mohammedia), where 630 refugees stayed in 1943/1944.
At the end of 1943 most of the nationalities were liberated from the camps. A lot of them had joined the military forces of Britain and America, or found private work, but not the ones belonging to the Axis countries, and most of them were Jews.
