https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/britain-and-france-give-up-landmark-migrant-agreementContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/britain-and-france-give-up-landmark-migrant-agreementhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/britain-and-france-give-up-landmark-migrant-agreement#u100549Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:50:09 +0000The United Kingdom and France have ended a pilot immigration agreement designed to reduce the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats. The "one in, one out" scheme allowed the UK to return migrants to France in exchange for an equivalent number of legal asylum seekers. Since the program began just over a year ago, approximately 1,500 people were removed to France. The termination of this landmark pact marks the end of a trial intended to curb irregular Channel crossings.Why it mattersThe agreement sought to manage the flow of asylum seekers by creating a recipr