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France and UK scrap migrant exchange deal after one-year trial

Migration has long been a bone of contention between France and the UK
Migration has long been a bone of contention between France and the UK. © Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP/File

London (AFP) – 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.

"The government's pilot with France to remove asylum seekers in exchange for an equal number of legal migrants is no longer processing new cases," the Home Office said, confirming the end of the so-called "one in, one out" deal launched last August.

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