Sep 19, 2025 07:17 PM
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INTRO: A second migrant has been deported to France under Sir Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal after losing a High Court bid to have his removal temporarily blocked. An Eritrean man was on a flight that left Heathrow for Paris at 6.15am on Friday, the Home Office confirmed.
The failed asylum seeker had said he was a victim of trafficking, but the Home Office argued that there was not enough evidence for him to qualify for modern slavery support. Mr Justice Sheldon told the High Court late on Thursday that it was “clear” that the migrant would have the opportunity to submit a trafficking claim in France.
The Eritrean said he had been kidnapped and forced to work in Libya, but Home Office decision-makers said they did not believe his account His failed bid came after the first migrant, reportedly an Indian national, was removed under the UK-France treaty on Thursday morning.
Announcing the news of the return, home secretary Shabana Mahmood said: “This is an important first step to securing our borders. It sends a message to people crossing in small boats: if you enter the UK illegally, we will seek to remove you.”
Another Eritrean asylum seeker was successful in delaying his deportation to France on Tuesday. Mr Justice Sheldon decided in that case to give the migrant 14 days to submit further evidence in his modern slavery claim.
The Home Office have said that it will appeal the decision, claiming that asylum seekers are submitting “vexatious, last-minute” claims to block their removal.
It comes as hundreds of migrants have tried to cross the Channel as the deportation took place... (MORE - details)
INTRO: A second migrant has been deported to France under Sir Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal after losing a High Court bid to have his removal temporarily blocked. An Eritrean man was on a flight that left Heathrow for Paris at 6.15am on Friday, the Home Office confirmed.
The failed asylum seeker had said he was a victim of trafficking, but the Home Office argued that there was not enough evidence for him to qualify for modern slavery support. Mr Justice Sheldon told the High Court late on Thursday that it was “clear” that the migrant would have the opportunity to submit a trafficking claim in France.
The Eritrean said he had been kidnapped and forced to work in Libya, but Home Office decision-makers said they did not believe his account His failed bid came after the first migrant, reportedly an Indian national, was removed under the UK-France treaty on Thursday morning.
Announcing the news of the return, home secretary Shabana Mahmood said: “This is an important first step to securing our borders. It sends a message to people crossing in small boats: if you enter the UK illegally, we will seek to remove you.”
Another Eritrean asylum seeker was successful in delaying his deportation to France on Tuesday. Mr Justice Sheldon decided in that case to give the migrant 14 days to submit further evidence in his modern slavery claim.
The Home Office have said that it will appeal the decision, claiming that asylum seekers are submitting “vexatious, last-minute” claims to block their removal.
It comes as hundreds of migrants have tried to cross the Channel as the deportation took place... (MORE - details)