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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

‘One in, one out’ asylum seekers sent to France return to UK in lorries

People thought to be migrants attempt to board a small boat in Gravelines, France while a policeman watches.
People attempting to board a small boat in Gravelines, France. Asylum seekers say lorry route is increasingly being offered to them by smugglers. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Asylum seekers who arrived in the UK in small boats and were forcibly returned to France under the controversial “one in, one out” deal have returned to the UK in lorries, the Guardian has learned.

When asked about the recent returnees, the Home Office said that people who came back to the UK after removal to France were detained and returned to France at the earliest opportunity. Amnesty International UK has called for “one in, one out” to be scrapped.

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