Hundreds of asylum seekers removed to France under UK deal disappear, NGOs report

NGOs report that hundreds of asylum seekers, including at least 41 age-disputed children, removed to France under the UK-France 'one in, one out' pilot have disappeared. The scheme, announced in July 2025, forcibly returns small-boat asylum seekers to France in exchange for legal resettlement. The disappearances raise concerns about the safety and oversight of the returns process, though the full extent and circumstances remain unclear.