# Review finds France often rejected UK migrant return cases without explanation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/non-france-blocked-more-migrants-being-deported-under-one-in-one-out-scheme-while-rejecting-candidates-without-saying-why-report-finds/
- Published: 2026-11-10T17:45:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T18:05:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16282149/Non-France-blocked-migrants-deported-one-one-scheme-rejecting-candidates-without-saying-report-finds.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- French refusals sometimes reached 50 per cent.
- UK caseworkers often received no explanation.
- About 4 per cent of small-boat arrivals were returned.

## Summary

A review found that French officials often rejected UK requests to take back selected migrants under the “one in, one out” agreement without explaining their decisions. The lack of clear criteria frustrated UK caseworkers and restricted removals, limiting the scheme’s intended role as a deterrent to Channel crossings.

Between August 2025 and 30 June 2026, 1,087 migrants were returned to France and the UK accepted 1,117 in return. Nearly 28,000 people arrived in the UK by small boat over the same period, so about 4 per cent were sent back under the deal, which officially expired last month. The report also noted French concerns about the quality of information supplied by the Home Office and around 100 unsuccessful legal challenges to the scheme.

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