UK-France deal aimed at reducing number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats is scrapped
The pilot returned 1,117 asylum seekers to Britain and sent 1,087 to France, but officials said deportation flights will continue.
- On Wednesday, Britain's government scrapped the "one in, one out" pilot program with France after France reportedly requested a broader, Europe-wide agreement instead.
- Under the plan, asylum seekers arriving in Britain via small boats were detained and returned to France in exchange for an equivalent number of refugees using safe and legal routes.
- Between August 2025 and June 2026, the Home Office recorded 1,117 asylum seekers arriving in Britain and 1,087 individuals deported under the arrangement.
- The Home Office confirmed the scheme is "no longer processing new cases," though deportation flights will continue for those currently detained under the program.
- Lessons learned from the pilot will be used by the Government to accelerate efforts to return small boat migrants who have no right to remain in Britain.
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UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal is scrapped
A British-French agreement aimed at reducing the number of people trying to cross the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, London said Wednesday. The pilot programme was intended to break the business model of "people smugglers" by exchanging undocumented migrants who had made the crossing for people who legally applied for asylum.
This temporary agreement, which was due to end on Thursday, was intended to send people illegally arrived on British soil via makeshift boats, in exchange for the legal reception of other migrants in France.
The British-French agreement against illegal crossings across the English Channel has been concluded. New cases no longer take place in London, but deportation flights continue in the coming weeks.
A spokesman for the ministry said in a statement that there were "more new cases dealt with" under this programme. Paris had indicated Wednesday morning to discuss with the British the "modalities of exit from the agreement".
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The temporary agreement between Paris and London is coming to an end, the British authorities said this Wednesday, and it provides for the return to France of migrants who arrive irregularly in the United Kingdom.
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