This paper critically examines the recent institutional trajectory of the French Interministerial Mission for Vigilance and Fight against Cultic Deviances (MIVILUDES), focusing on a series of judicial, administrative, and financial challenges that have emerged over the past two years. A central concern is that MIVILUDES continues to base its activity on the premise—now unfortunately codified in French law, though rejected by virtually all scholars of new religious movements—that "cults" exert control over their followers through "psychological subjugation." Drawing on multiple rulings by administrative courts, ongoing criminal investigations, and a current inquiry by the Cour des Comptes, the study analyzes how these developments call into question the agency's legal robustness, methodological rigor, and institutional accountability. Beyond isolated governance failures, the paper argues that these difficulties reveal deeper structural problems in the French model of state led anti cult policy. In particular, it explores how MIVILUDES operates less as an evidence-based regulatory body and more as a political instrument embedded in broader securitization and moral panic frameworks. The analysis highlights the disproportionate impact of this model on religious and spiritual minorities, raising concerns about discrimination, due process, and compliance with fundamental rights standards. By situating MIVILUDES within comparative perspectives on religious regulation and state neutrality, the paper questions its suitability as a model for democratic governance and proposes the need for alternative approaches grounded in legal precision, transparency, and the protection of pluralism.