US EditionEU Expresses Caution After Britain Inks with France to Curb Migration
ENGLISH CHANNEL, JUL 10 – The pilot scheme aims to return up to 50 migrants weekly from the UK to France and exchange them with French asylum seekers with UK family ties, doubling current return rates.
- On Thursday, July 11, 2025, the UK and France agreed to launch a pilot program that will allow the two countries to return small boat migrants to the country they arrived from.
- The deal follows rising Channel crossings this year, with over 21,000 migrants arriving, and aims to deter journeys by returning arrivals to France in exchange for legal asylum seekers admitted to the UK.
- The pilot will initially return about 50 people weekly to France, matching each return with one asylum seeker transferred from France to the UK, focusing on those with family links and no prior illegal entry attempts.
- Starmer called the deal a 'breakthrough moment' to 'turn the tables on people smugglers,' but the Migration Observatory noted administrative, legal, and operational barriers may limit returns in practice.
- The agreement requires EU-wide approval, with Brussels seeking more details, while the UK plans broader enforcement actions targeting illegal work to reduce pull factors attracting migrants.
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EU expresses caution after Britain inks with France to curb migration
British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said Friday she expected Brussels to back a new so-called "one-in, one-out," deal with France aimed at curbing the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats.
·Washington, United States
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Macron-Starmer visit: What difference will 'one in, one out' small boats deal make?
The number of people crossing the Channel on small boats has soared this year, but still represents a miniscule proportion of overall migration. Sky's Data and Forensics team assesses how much of an impact the new Anglo-French agreement will have.
·United Kingdom
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‘Sham from Starmer’ – Shadow Home Secretary on new migrant deal
We spoke to Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Philp and asked him about the announcement of a ‘one-in, one-out’ deal to return small boat migrants to France, in exchange for genuine asylum seekers with links to the UK.
·London, United Kingdom
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