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The UK government has decided to end the “one in, one out” arrangement with France, which was designed to return some migrants crossing the Channel. This pilot program enabled the UK to send back a portion of small boat arrivals while simultaneously accepting an equal number of individuals from France who were deemed to have legitimate grounds to enter Britain.
Since its introduction just over a year ago, the scheme has seen about 1,500 people returned to France. Despite the government’s preference to continue the agreement, it was concluded that the initiative had not achieved the scale initially intended.
A spokesperson from the Home Office commented that the experience gained from the pilot would inform and speed up future efforts to repatriate those arriving by small boats without the legal right to remain in the UK. They noted, “The government’s pilot with France to remove asylum seekers in exchange for an equal number of legal migrants is no longer processing new cases.” Nonetheless, the spokesperson confirmed that removals would proceed in the short term, stating, “flights will continue over the coming weeks to swiftly remove small boat migrants from the UK.”
The UK government intends to maintain collaboration with France to address the issue of small boat crossings, highlighting that “real progress” has been made, with numbers significantly reduced compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, the French Interior Ministry informed the BBC that discussions are ongoing regarding the conclusion of the agreement
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