04/06/2026 - 12:01 GMT+2
France and the UK have agreed to extend their "one-in, one-out" migrant returns deal until 1 October, the UK Home Office confirmed on Thursday.
The scheme, known as Operation Hillmore, came into force in September last year as part of efforts by London and Paris to tackle illegal migration across the English Channel.
Under the arrangement, Britain can return some migrants to France who arrive illegally by small boats and are deemed not to have a right to remain in the UK.
In exchange, Britain accepts an equivalent number of asylum seekers from France who are considered likely to qualify for protection, with priority given to vulnerable nationalities and people with family or other links to the UK.
