Calais Migrants Board Boats as One In, One Out Scheme Goes Silent
26th August 2025
When the news broke that Britain would take asylum seekers safely from France under a new deal, Ali believed it was his chance to reunite with his family.
Several weeks later, standing on Gravelines beach, Ali, an Iranian, shrugged in defeat as he watched migrants get thrown in the water. Hundreds departed on an estimated six boats on Monday after ten days of bad weather caused a lull in crossings.
Ali, who declined to give his last name, has family in Newcastle whom he had hoped to join. He applied online to the new one in, one out scheme on August 7, but has heard nothing since.
UPDATE; Nearly 1,000 Migrants Reach UK in Two Days