US EditionUk-France Migrant Returns Deal Takes Effect
KENT, ENGLAND, AUG 6 – The UK-France deal returns illegal migrants arriving by small boats to France while admitting equal numbers of legitimate asylum seekers with UK family ties, aiming to reduce Channel crossings.
- On Tuesday, the one-in, one-out deal between London and Paris came into force as migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel.
- UK ministers activated the returns deal with France amid a record 25,436 small boat arrivals this year, aiming to crack down on smuggling gangs.
- The treaty commits that returns must be completed within three months, with UK officials having 14 days to request returns and French authorities responding within the same or 28 days.
- In the Port of Dover, migrants in orange life jackets were processed off boats and held in an immigration removal centre before being flown back to France.
- Critics said the deal resembled a 'taxi service' for dinghies and gave French authorities no incentive to stop dangerous crossings.
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