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Migrant returned to France under landmark deal back in UK again

Migrants deported to France as part of ‘one in one out’ returns deal
  • A man previously returned to France under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's 'one in, one out' deal has re-entered the UK on a small boat.
  • He is currently being held in an immigration detention centre, with the Home Office seeking to expedite his removal from the UK.
  • The 'one in, one out' agreement allows for one asylum seeker to enter the UK legally from France for each small boat migrant returned.
  • The man said he returned to the UK because he did not feel safe in France, claiming to be a victim of modern slavery.
  • The Home Office recently announced that 16 more individuals were returned to France, bringing the total under the deal to 42.
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