Originally Posted by
JohnnyRockets
(...) Was this in 2E or from CDG to non-schengen?(...)(.
I should have made it clearer. I was in 2E, so had gone through passport control and security.
In all logic, they should not have the right to "detain" you in 2E if you are allowed into France and want to leave the terminal, but they may make it hard for you.