Deportations to France begin despite threats of legal action

Deportation from Heathrow to Paris is postponed amid threats of legal action

Group of people who crossed Channel by boat understood not to have been on Air France plane after legal challenge

One migrant who arrived in Britain last month had been due to be sent back aboard a scheduled flight to Paris on Monday afternoon. But the removal under the 'one in, one out' deal…

Legal challenges and protests from charities hit Starmer’s efforts to put deal with France into action

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Starmer’s deal dealt major blow by temporary last-minute injunction

The first small boat migrant, an Indian national, has been sent back to France under the new 'one in. one out' returns deal.

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Agreement reached with France allows for removal of asylum seekers who arrive on small boats

Deportations to France begin despite threats of legal action

Britain removed a man who arrived by small boat, the Home Office announced, the first deportation under the so-called "one in, one out" deal with France.

But ministers face fresh legal woes despite quiet change of rules by home secretary

Flight comes hours after new policy on modern slavery to make it harder for Channel migrants to resist being sent to France

Home Office says man left Heathrow for Paris early on Friday after losing high court attempt to block move

The man who crossed the English Channel in August is the second this week to be flown from Britain to France under the 'one-in, one-out' deal.

The Eritrean man said he was an 'alleged trafficking victim' and his barristers asked for an 'interim relief' because deportation would risk multiple human rights breaches.

Lawyers for migrants under the ‘one in, one out’ deal have argued that they will be destitute if they are returned to France with little support and accommodation in short supply.…

Home Office sources said an Iranian male had been returned to France on Friday