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UK to Begin Implementing Migrant Returns Deal with France

Controversial 'one in, one out' policy enters enforcement phase

05 August 2025 · 23:41 UTC

The United Kingdom is set to begin enforcing its new migrant returns agreement with France, under which asylum seekers who arrived illegally via small boats will be returned to French territory.

The agreement forms part of broader efforts to curb irregular migration across the English Channel.