Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNineteen migrants have been deported to France on two flights, including one which took place on Thursday, as part of the Government's returns deal. This brings the total number of deportations under the agreement to 26, following seven removals last month. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated that flights to France are now "under way and ramping up" to deter illegal Channel crossings. Ms Mahmood warned that those arriving illegally face detention and removal, urging them to reconsider making the journey. She contrasted the success of the French returns with the previous government's costly and ineffective Rwanda scheme. In full19 migrants deported to France as part of ‘one in one out’ returns dealThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Total migrant deportations revealed as France returns scheme ‘ramps up’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNineteen migrants have been deported to France on two flights, including one which took place on Thursday, as part of the Government's returns deal. This brings the total number of deportations under the agreement to 26, following seven removals last month. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated that flights to France are now "under way and ramping up" to deter illegal Channel crossings. Ms Mahmood warned that those arriving illegally face detention and removal, urging them to reconsider making the journey. She contrasted the success of the French returns with the previous government's costly and ineffective Rwanda scheme. In full19 migrants deported to France as part of ‘one in one out’ returns dealThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
