UK detained 76 asylum-seeking minors under controversial deportation scheme

The UK government has detained 76 asylum-seeking children, whose ages are disputed, under its "one in, one out" deportation policy, according to recent findings. Under this controversial scheme, asylum seekers arriving in small boats are forcibly returned to France in exchange for migrants legally transferred to the UK. Despite laws prohibiting the detention of unaccompanied minors in adult facilities, these children—many from conflict zones such as Eritrea, Sudan, and Afghanistan—have been held