On Thursday, the United Kingdom set out the first migrant under a new, bilateral agreement with France. The British Ministry of the Interior has that announced. The ministry says that these and next week more deportation flights are planned.
The ‘One in, one out’-Deal between the United Kingdom and France was closed last July. According to the agreements, the country can return everyone who crosses the channel from the French north coast. In exchange, the British government allows an equal number of migrants from France who already have ties with the United Kingdom (because there is already family living, for example). The aim of the plan is to discourage people to make the crossing, often in crowded rubber boats.
A British judge stopped the deportation of a migrant to France on Tuesday. It was a 25-year-old Eritrean, who said he was a victim of human trafficking. According to the judge, a lawsuit must first take place before he can be deported. According to The Guardian Many migrants that the government baskets under the deal after Tuesday’s decision can choose the same legal path: they have often arrived in the United Kingdom recently, which means that there has been little time to investigate their human trafficking claim properly.
Although irregular migration to the European Union has decreased via several routes, the number of people who crossed the channel in the first eight months of 2025 is correct increased With 13 percent. Until now, 23 people were killed on the route this year, written Omroep BBC in August.