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Hundreds of asylum seekers removed from UK to France have disappeared, say NGOs
UK NewsPoliticsSeptember 11, 2026 at 12:33 PMNational

Hundreds of asylum seekers removed from UK to France have disappeared, say NGOs

By Diane TaylorThe Guardian - UK News

Rights groups say those missing after being deported under one in, one out deal include dozens of age-disputed childrenUK politics live – latest updatesHundreds of asylum seekers including at least 41 age-disputed children who were removed to France under the “one in, one out” deal have disappeared, human rights organisations have said.The pilot scheme was hailed as “groundbreaking” by the former prime minister Keir Starmer when he and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced it in July 2025. Under a treaty drawn up for this agreement, it forcibly returns small-boat asylum seekers to France in exchange for others brought legally to the UK from France. Continue reading...

Rights groups say those missing after being deported under one in, one out deal include dozens of age-disputed children

Hundreds of asylum seekers including at least 41 age-disputed children who were removed to France under the “one in, one out” deal have disappeared, human rights organisations have said.

The pilot scheme was hailed as “groundbreaking” by the former prime minister Keir Starmer when he and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced it in July 2025. Under a treaty drawn up for this agreement, it forcibly returns small-boat asylum seekers to France in exchange for others brought legally to the UK from France.

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