UK-France 'One In, One Out' Migrant Exchange Agreement Is Scrapped
London said Wednesday the pilot program aimed at reducing Channel crossings has ended, after it was designed to disrupt smugglers' business model.
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A British-French agreement aimed at reducing the number of people attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, the UK government said Wednesday, according to France 24.
The pilot program, known as the "one in, one out" scheme, was designed to disrupt the business model of people smugglers by exchanging undocumented migrants who had crossed the Channel for individuals who had applied for asylum through legal channels.
The agreement had been operating for just over a year and represented one of several measures adopted by the UK and France to address the persistent flow of small boat crossings, a politically sensitive issue in British domestic politics.
The report did not specify the reasons London gave for ending the arrangement, nor did it detail how many exchanges were completed under the scheme during its operation.
Channel crossings by small boat have remained a major point of contention in UK politics, with successive governments facing pressure to reduce numbers while balancing legal and humanitarian obligations toward asylum seekers.
It remains unclear what, if any, measures will replace the scrapped agreement, or how the UK and France plan to continue cooperating on managing Channel crossings going forward.
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- UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal is scrapped — France 24 — English
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