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UK, France announce agreement on pilot migrant returns program

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced that they had agreed on a "one in, one out" returns scheme where Britain would deport undocumented people in boats to France, in return for legitimate asylum seekers.

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  • UK and France announce a pilot returns agreement for undocumented migrants.
  • Migrants arriving by small boat will be detained and returned to France. 6s
  • For each return, the UK will accept a legitimate asylum seeker via a secure route. 17s
  • The scheme includes strict security checks and excludes those who attempted illegal entry. 26s
  • Leaders say Brexit created legal challenges for migration, prompting this new approach. 38s
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