Britain and France Give Up Landmark Migrant Agreement NYT - World By: Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic 1 October 2026 at 10:20 The French government soured on a reciprocal deal that allowed the British authorities to return some migrants who crossed the English Channel illegally in small boats. © Jean-Francois Badias/Associated PressMigrants on a dinghy in the English Channel near the coast of northern France in September.