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The United Kingdom and France have ended a pilot program aimed at curbing Channel crossings. The deal allowed for the removal of migrants between the two countries.
A bilateral agreement between the United Kingdom and France designed to manage migrant crossings of the English Channel has been terminated. The arrangement, which reportedly involved a "one in, one out" policy for removals, operated for just over a year. The decision to end the scheme was announced by the British government.
This development occurs amidst ongoing concerns about irregular migration across the Channel. The termination of the agreement suggests a lack of efficacy or political will to continue the specific terms of the arrangement. Separately, French courts have convicted smugglers involved in a deadly 2021 crossing, highlighting the perilous nature of these journeys.
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“Thirteen people were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for organising the crossing of a small boat through the English Channel in November 2021.”How each side headlined it
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All sources: Multiple sources report the scrapping of a UK-France agreement designed to reduce migrant crossings of the English Channel.
Key divergence: While most sources focus on the cancellation of the migrant exchange deal, some reports also detail the conviction and sentencing of smugglers involved in deadly Channel crossings.
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The six men were sentenced to between six and 10 years in prison over the deaths of at least 31 people in the Channel in 2021.
A British-French agreement aimed at reducing the number of people trying to cross the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, London said Wednesday.
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Some 1,500 people have been removed to France since the scheme began just over a year ago.
A pilot programme between the UK and France that aimed to curb the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, Britain’s government said on Wednesday.
The UK-France “one in, one out” migrant deal has ended after a year, according to the UK interior ministry.
Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster the-star.co.ke
Thirteen people were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for organising the crossing of a small boat through the English Channel in November 2021. A total of 31 migrants died when the ship sank.
A year-old deal between France and Britain to return migrants crossing the Channel illegally on small boats has come to an end, the UK interior ministry said Wednesday.
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