{
  "id": 11016218,
  "title": "UK-France deal aimed at reducing number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats is scrapped",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/uk-france-deal-aimed-at-reducing-number-of-migrants-crossing-channel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:11:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/30/uk-france-deal-aimed-at-reducing-number-of-migrants-crossing-channel-in-small-boats-is-scrapped/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UK-France deal designed to decrease the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has been cancelled, according to Britain's government. The Home Office announced that the \"one in, one out\" agreement is no longer accepting new cases. Under the arrangement, individuals arriving in the UK after crossing the dangerous Channel could be detained and repatriated to France in exchange for asylum seekers who entered the country legally. Over the three-year term, approximately 1,500 people were returned to France while a smaller number were transferred to the UK. The agreement was set to continue for three years, but the parties were permitted to terminate it earlier. The Home Office stated that they are still actively working with France to address small boat crossings and more deportations flights will be conducted for those who have already been detained in the coming weeks. Currently, the situation is markedly different from last year as the number of people attempting the crossing has plummeted to a five-year low due to increased police patrols and improved surveillance in northern France. In 2023, around 19,000 individuals made the perilous journey, a reduction of about 40% compared to the same period last year. The deadly consequences of these crossings were recently highlighted when a 10-year-old child and two women tragically died, apparently crushed on a boat carrying more than 100 people. Small boat crossings have become a highly contentious political issue in the UK, with public anger over the government's perceived failure to manage the issue fueling demonstrations, riots, and the growth of the hard-right Reform UK party.",
  "summary": "LONDON (AP) — A pilot program between the U.K. and France that aimed to curb the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, Britain's government said Wednesday.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Six Iraqi and Afghan traffickers found guilty over drowning of 31 migrants on Channel dinghy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/six-iraqi-and-afghan-traffickers-found-guilty-over-drowning-of-31",
        "published": "2026-09-30T18:03:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}