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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher McKeon

Cross-Channel migrants to be detained as France treaty comes into force

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron announced the ‘one in, one out’ deal during the French president’s state visit last month (Leon Neal/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal to return Channel migrants to France will come into force on Tuesday, with detentions set to begin by the end of the week.

The deal, which has now been approved by the European Commission, means the UK will be able to send people crossing the Channel in small boats back to France in exchange for asylum seekers with ties to Britain.

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