Asylum seekers still being sent to France under ‘one in one out’ weeks after scheme ended
Summary
The UK Home Office continued sending asylum seekers to France weeks after the “one in, one out” scheme ended on 1 October. Officials chartered a flight on Wednesday and scheduled another for 17 November as they continued returns of people covered by the deal.Key Facts
- The UK and France announced the scheme in July 2025 to deter small-boat crossings across the Channel.
- Under the deal, some asylum seekers who arrived in the UK were returned to France, while a similar number in France were brought legally to the UK.
- Home Office officials were understood to be detaining dozens of people for return to France.
- Seven of the scheme’s 23 deportation flights were cancelled between July and September, according to freedom of information data.
- At least seven asylum seekers returned to France have come back to the UK since 1 October, the Guardian reported.
- Two people interviewed by the Guardian said they returned to the UK after experiencing abuse by smugglers in France.
- Small-boat crossings were down about 40% so far this year compared with the same period last year, while irregular migration to Europe showed a similar decline.
- After three weeks with no crossings, 263 people crossed in three boats on Thursday and 671 people in nine boats on Friday.
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