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France and UK agree to major deal to crack down on undocumented migrants

France and UK agree to major deal to crack down on undocumented migrants

The United Kingdom and France have announced a new pilot scheme that will see migrants who arrive in Britain by small boat returned to France. In exchange, the UK will accept vetted asylum seekers through a legal pathway. But as Britain and France strike this delicate deal, Greece is taking a sharply different approach, moving to suspend asylum altogether for certain arrivals.

SBS News In Depth · SBS Audio

July 11, 20256m 53s

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The United Kingdom and France have announced a new pilot scheme that will see migrants who arrive in Britain by small boat returned to France. In exchange, the UK will accept vetted asylum seekers through a legal pathway. But as Britain and France strike this delicate deal, Greece is taking a sharply different approach, moving to suspend asylum altogether for certain arrivals.