Keir Starmer's migrant return deal involves returning about 50 people a week to France in exchange for accepting an equal number of asylum seekers through legal channels. Charities like Medecins Sans Frontieres criticized the deal for reducing individuals to exchangeable tokens, expressing concerns over racial profiling in deportations. Some entities, including the Refugee Council, emphasize the need for fair treatment in the implementation of the scheme. Meanwhile, the United Nations refugee agency views the deal as a potential means of promoting managed migration while ensuring access to asylum. The European Commission is evaluating compliance with EU law amid mixed reactions from various countries.
The agreement has received mixed reactions, with charities highlighting concerns over deportation selection and potential racial profiling, while others seek a fair implementation of the deal.
Medecins Sans Frontieres described the pact as shameful and dangerous, dehumanizing people by making them exchangeable tokens in a migrant return deal.
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