The scheme came into force in September last year and enables the UK to deport some of the migrants who are deemed not to have a right to stay after landing on its shores.
The scheme came into force in September last year and enables the UK to deport some of the migrants who are deemed not to have a right to stay after landing on its shores.
A group of migrants on an inflatable dinghy leave the coast of northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel, July 17, 2025 . / Reuters France and Britain have extended a "one-in, one-out" migrant swap deal until the start of October, a French minister has said.
The scheme came into force in September last year and enables the UK to deport some of the migrants who are deemed not to have a right to stay after landing on its shores. In return, Britain accepts an equal number of migrants from France who are likely to have their asylum claim granted, giving priority to nationalities most vulnerable to smugglers and those with ties to the UK.
"It has been decided with our British partner to extend this agreement until October 1, 2026," France's minister delegate for Europe, Emmanuel Haddad, told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday. "As of May 1, there had been 606 readmissions to France for 588 legal admissions to the United Kingdom," Haddad said.
TRT World - Refugee sent back to France for second time under UK's 'one in, one out' border policyFrance has long been a launchpad for migrants hoping to cross the English Channel and start a better life in Britain. Paying smugglers thousands of dollars, they often board overloaded rubber dinghies to make the dangerous and sometimes deadly journey across one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
More than 41,000 migrants landed on England's southern coast last year - the second-highest annual number since records were started in 2018. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in power in the United Kingdom since July 2024, and his interior minister, Shabana Mahmood, are under pressure to reduce the arrivals, with the anti-immigrant Reform UK party leading in the opinion polls.
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