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Humanitarian Groups Challenge Controversial UK-France Migration Deal

10/17/2025

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Seventeen humanitarian groups in France filed an appeal against the British-French migration deal.
The deal lets the UK return boat migrants for visa-approved migrants from France.
In effect since August, it has drawn criticism for not reducing dangerous Channel crossings.
Over 8,400 migrants have entered the UK since the deal's implementation.
European Union (EU) aims to finalize a migration pact by year-end to relocate 30,000 asylum seekers, but Poland resists.

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Seventeen humanitarian groups in France filed an appeal against the British-French migration deal.
The deal lets the UK return boat migrants for visa-approved migrants from France.
In effect since August, it has drawn criticism for not reducing dangerous Channel crossings.
Over 8,400 migrants have entered the UK since the deal's implementation.
European Union (EU) aims to finalize a migration pact by year-end to relocate 30,000 asylum seekers, but Poland resists.