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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Asylum seekers removed to France include potential victims of modern slavery, says report

A small dinghy with a search and rescue vehicle monitoring it
A French search and rescue vessel monitors a small boat in the Channel. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

The first group of asylum seekers removed to France under the “one in, one out” scheme includes potential victims of modern slavery, people suffering severe depression and those with family in the UK, a new report has found.

Humans For Rights Network (HFRN) interviewed those returned after crossing the Channel in small boats in mid-October while they were staying in their initial accommodation – a marquee next to a railway track in Paris.

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