Wednesday briefing: Why small boat crossings are here to stay
Summary
The UK government ended its “one in, one out” asylum deal with France after just over a year. The deal aimed to reduce small boat crossings in the English Channel by returning some asylum seekers to France in exchange for others coming legally to the UK but had little effect and faced challenges.Key Facts
- The “one in, one out” policy lasted 423 days and tried to stop small boats crossing to the UK by exchanging asylum seekers with France.
- Only about 4% (1,500 of 40,000) of small boat arrivals were returned to France under the deal.
- Many people returned to France under the policy came back to the UK a second time or arrived undetected.
- The UK government said scaling up the policy to be more effective was not possible.
- Political concerns in France, including the upcoming French presidential election, also influenced the deal’s end.
- The UK Home Office plans to double riot police on the French coast after ending the deal.
- Small boat crossings have decreased recently, but the issue remains politically sensitive.
- MI5 warned that extremists with anti-immigration views are more likely to consider terrorist acts against immigration centers.
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