A one-in-one-out arrangement has been established between the UK and France regarding asylum seekers. Under this scheme, one individual arriving in the UK on a small boat will be sent back to France in exchange for one person entering the UK through legal means. The plan has received cautious approval from some human rights organizations. However, others have criticized the approach as inadequate and comparable to a nightclub entry policy. The pilot scheme is expected to involve around 50 people weekly in both directions, raising important questions about selection criteria and the processing of asylum claims for those who are not returned.
The UK government has announced a one-in-one-out deal with France regarding asylum seekers, where one arriving on a boat will be returned in exchange for another being brought legally to the UK.
Human rights campaigners have called for safe routes for asylum seekers to prevent dangerous journeys across the Channel and to counteract people smugglers.
The modest scale of the pilot scheme is likely to see about 50 people a week returned to France while the same number is allowed to enter the UK legally.
Concerns have been raised about how the UK government will select which small boat arrivals will be returned and how inadmissibility of claims will be determined.
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