Legal bid to block UK-backed French migrant detention centre
Summary
A new migrant detention centre near Dunkirk, France, supported financially by the UK, faces a legal challenge that could delay its opening. The UK government has pledged up to £160 million to help fund the centre but will only pay after it becomes operational and shows effective results in controlling illegal crossings of the English Channel.Key Facts
- The detention centre is being built near Dunkirk to manage illegal migrant crossings to the UK.
- The UK offered financial help up to £160 million but will pay only if the centre opens and works effectively.
- A French environmental group named ADELFA is legally challenging the building permit for the centre.
- The group claims the site violates local planning rules and raises health and safety concerns.
- The legal challenge could slow down, but not completely stop, the opening of the centre.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood signed the UK-France deal to improve border control.
- The centre is expected to hold about 140 people and be operational by the end of this year.
- The UK government said the funding would be withdrawn if the centre fails to deliver results within one year.
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