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UK and France Agree to Return Boat Migrants to France

Deal aims to reduce dangerous Channel crossings

12 July 2025 · 00:49 UTC

The United Kingdom and France have reached an agreement allowing Britain to send certain migrants arriving by small boats back to France.

The arrangement is designed to discourage dangerous crossings of the English Channel, while both governments promise improved coordination on border security and asylum processing.