UK and France rewrite ‘one in one out’ treaty to stop removed migrants returning
Summary
The UK and France have changed their “one in, one out” agreement because some migrants who were sent from the UK to France managed to return illegally to the UK by lorry. Both countries agreed to close this loophole by allowing the UK to send back any previously deported migrant no matter how they return. The agreement aims to control illegal Channel crossings and will continue until at least October.Key Facts
- The “one in, one out” deal lets the UK return one illegal Channel migrant to France for every asylum seeker taken from France to the UK legally.
- Some migrants deported to France returned to the UK by lorry, using help from people smugglers.
- UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez agreed to change the treaty to stop these returns.
- The UK has removed 921 migrants to France since August last year.
- At least four deported migrants returned by lorry in a two-week span in March.
- The deal was first signed by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron in July last year.
- So far this year, Channel crossings have dropped roughly one-third, partly because of bad weather.
- The UK and France recently agreed on a new £662 million plan to stop migrants crossing the Channel.
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