1 of 2 | Around 60 migrants cross the English Channel on a small boat on March 6, 2024. To cut down on what the British government describes as illegal and unsafe crossings of the English Channel, the country has entered into an agreement with France to remove migrants. File Photo by Tolga Akmen/EPA
Sept. 18 (UPI) -- British immigration officials on Thursday removed a man who arrived in the country by small boat, the Home Office announced, the first deportation under the country's so-called "one in, one out" deal with France.
The Indian national was sent to Paris on board an Air France plane, BBC News reported.
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the removal was an "important first step to securing our borders.
"It sends a message to people crossing in small boats: If you enter the U.K. illegally, we will seek to remove you," he said in a statement.
