Nearly 50 asylum seekers deported under ‘one in one out’ scheme have returned to the UK
Summary
Nearly 50 asylum seekers who were sent back to France under the UK’s “one in one out” scheme have come back to the UK again. The plan aims to reduce illegal small boat crossings by returning some arrivals to France while legally bringing some from France to the UK, but some returned people have faced dangers and say they cannot live safely in France.Key Facts
- The “one in one out” scheme started in September and returns some asylum seekers arriving on small boats to France.
- In exchange, a similar number of asylum seekers are brought legally from France to the UK.
- Almost 50 people deported under this scheme have been recorded as returning to the UK a second time.
- About 4% of small boat arrivals have been sent back to France under the scheme so far.
- The number of small boat crossings has dropped about 43% this year due to various reasons like bad weather and law enforcement.
- The UK government says France is a safe country, but some asylum seekers fear threats or being sent back to dangerous countries from France.
- The UK and France have agreed that people who return a second time to the UK will be sent back to France again.
- The Home Office says it has removed nearly 70,000 illegal migrants since the election and taken action against smuggling networks.
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