‘One in, one out’ deal now active with first migrants detained

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7 Aug 2025 • 4:40 PM MYT

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The first migrants to cross the English Channel have been detained under a new 'one in, one out' deal.
The detentions began on Wednesday, the initial day the pilot scheme became active, for people arriving in Dover.
The agreement, announced by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, stipulates that adult migrants crossing the Channel risk return if their asylum claim is deemed inadmissible.
Under the scheme, for each small boat migrant returned to France, an asylum seeker will be allowed to enter the UK from France via a legal route.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said that this sends a clear message to migrants and organised crime gangs.

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