UK border force makes first arrests under new 'one in, one out' migrant deal with France
Under the scheme, which was announced last month, France will accept returned migrants in exchange for the UK taking in an equal number of asylum seekers who have family ties to Britain.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the first detention of migrants under the new UK-France migrant returns deal, adding "no one should be making this journey in the first place". Report by..
The Conservatives’ Chris Philp says he has “no faith whatsoever” in the government’s “one in, one out” illegal migrant deal with France, describing it as a “gimmick”. The shadow home..
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The detentions came as people arrived in Dover on Wednesday, the first day the pilot scheme came into force.
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