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Labour rewrites UK-France migrant pact, extends amid surge.

6/22/2026

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Labour rewrote the “one-in,-one-out” migrant pact with France after a loophole let migrants return.
Home Office created a “Returnee Case” classification to deport removed individuals.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez pledged treaty will apply to illegal entrants, regardless of transport.
Ministers extended the treaty until October while decision is considered.
Officials reported 10,000 Channel crossings in 2026, including 236 small-boat arrivals at Kent on one Saturday.

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Story summary

Labour rewrote the “one-in,-one-out” migrant pact with France after a loophole let migrants return.
Home Office created a “Returnee Case” classification to deport removed individuals.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez pledged treaty will apply to illegal entrants, regardless of transport.
Ministers extended the treaty until October while decision is considered.
Officials reported 10,000 Channel crossings in 2026, including 236 small-boat arrivals at Kent on one Saturday.