Resettlement of Île du Coin

On 16 February 2026, four British Chagossians landed on Île du Coin, Chagos Islands, to establish a permanent settlement, without seeking government permission. They became the first Chagossians to live on the islands since the expulsion of the Chagossians in 1971. An injunction by the Chief Justice of the British Indian Ocean Territory three days later prevented the immediate deportation of the islanders.

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