The agreement means that some of the migrants who cross the channel in small boats can be sent back to France. In return, the United Kingdom will receive migrants who are deemed to have legitimate reasons to seek asylum in the country.
Initially, only 50 migrants per week will be covered, but it is still considered a breakthrough since it will set a precedent that migrants who cross the English Channel illegally can be sent back.
Human trafficking to the United Kingdom in small boats has put great pressure on the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has promised to stop the migrant flow.
Around 20,000 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats during the first half of the year, which is a new record for the period.
