US EditionUK-France migrant deal 'robust' against legal challenges, Cooper says
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 11 – The UK-France pilot will return unauthorized migrants to France while allowing those with legitimate claims to settle in the UK, aiming to reduce nearly 20,000 arrivals in six months.
- On Thursday, UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and French President Emmanuel Macron announced a one-in-one-out pilot scheme to detain migrants upon arrival and return them to France.
- Following a surge of nearly 20,000 migrant arrivals in 2025 and Brexit's loss of previous returns schemes, the UK seeks a new bilateral deal with France.
- Over 170,000 small-boat migrants have arrived since 2018; the scheme plans to detain and return migrants, initially targeting 50 weekly returns.
- Critics, including Chris Philp, dismiss the scheme as a 'gimmick,' while refugee charities urge safer routes, reflecting skepticism about its effectiveness.
- Pending legal verification, the UK-France returns scheme will start within weeks, with EU support expected after Brussels consultations on the first post-Brexit agreement.
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The agreement between France and the United Kingdom on Thursday 10 July, which provides for an exchange of migrants with France, has been denounced in the associative and political context. However, questions remain about the implementation of this pilot project.
·Paris, France
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perspectivemedia.comFrance migrant return scheme numbers ‘not fixed’, says Home Secretary
Yvette Cooper insisted the plan would ‘fundamentally undermine’ the people smugglers organising the crossings.
·London, United Kingdom
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Small boat migrants will be detained as part of France return deal, Yvette Cooper confirms - The Mirror
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said people who arrive on small boats will be detained as part of a 'groundbreaking' one-in-one-out returns deal with France - but refused to say how many would be affected
·London, United Kingdom
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