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UK-France migrant deal 'robust' against legal challenges, Cooper says
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 11 – The UK-France pilot will return unauthorized migrants to France while allowing those with legitimate claims to settle in the UK, aiming to reduce nearly 20,000 arrivals in six months.
- On July 10, 2025, the UK and France unveiled a pilot program aimed at regulating Channel migrant crossings in London by exchanging migrants under a one-for-one arrangement.
- The deal follows years of rising irregular migration across the Channel, with over 21,000 migrants crossing in 2025 alone, and aims to return those arriving illegally to France while accepting asylum seekers legally.
- The agreement envisions detaining Channel arrivals and exchanging migrants who meet eligibility criteria, but French officials criticize it for burdening local communities and lacking proper assessment.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper emphasized that the figures are not final and indicated a desire to broaden the scope of the agreement as much as possible, while Commission spokesman Markus Lammert committed to evaluating the detailed arrangements for cooperation.
- The deal requires European Commission approval and signals ongoing UK efforts to curb Channel crossings amid criticism and concerns about its impact on migration policies and local areas.
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The agreement between France and the United Kingdom on Thursday 10 July, which provides for an exchange of migrants with France, has been denounced in the associative and political context. However, questions remain about the implementation of this pilot project.
·Paris, France
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perspectivemedia.comFrance migrant return scheme numbers ‘not fixed’, says Home Secretary
Yvette Cooper insisted the plan would ‘fundamentally undermine’ the people smugglers organising the crossings.
·London, United Kingdom
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Small boat migrants will be detained as part of France return deal, Yvette Cooper confirms - The Mirror
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said people who arrive on small boats will be detained as part of a 'groundbreaking' one-in-one-out returns deal with France - but refused to say how many would be affected
·London, United Kingdom
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