More than 100 people detained for removal after arriving in small boats, says UK government

Published on August 26, 2025 at 08:21 AM
More than 100 people detained for removal after arriving in small boats, says UK government

Those held will potentially be returned to France under ‘one in, one out’ scheme, but no one yet granted safe route to UK

More than 100 people who have crossed the Channel on small boats have been detained before potential removal to France, under the new “one in, one out” scheme, the government has said.

No one has yet been granted a safe route to the UK, a government source told the Guardian, after reports that migrants in Calais were becoming frustrated with a lack of response when they tried to apply.

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