Asylum seeker in UK as part of ‘one in, one out’ scheme says it is unfair on those deported

An asylum seeker brought to Britain under the government's 'one in, one out' program has raised concerns about the scheme's fairness. According to The Guardian, the policy works like this: one person who reached the UK by small boat is returned to France, allowing another person to be brought to the country legally. The asylum seeker who benefited acknowledges it feels unjust—that his entry happened only because someone else was sent back. He worries the system is unfair to those facing similar circumstances.

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