Overview

• Under the one-for-one framework France will accept returnees who cross the Channel in small boats without authorization.
• The UK will allow a different asylum seeker with established UK ties to enter safely for each migrant returned to France.
• Officials aim to launch the pilot in the coming weeks with an initial target of about 50 transfers per week.
• European Commission sign-off is required before the agreement can be formally signed and implemented.
• The plan addresses post-Brexit migration gaps against a backdrop of over 21,000 crossings this year and has drawn support from UNHCR alongside criticism from NGOs and opposition parties.