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. Holly Bancroft looks at what will happen to those who are sent back

The Eritrean man took his case to the High Court, claiming he would be 'destitute' if the Home Office sends him back to France.

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

The second migrant was successfully deported to France as part of the agreement this morning - only for hundreds more to set off in dinghies from a beach near Calais.

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.…

The Labour Government finally started its 'one in, one out' scheme of sending a small proportion of migrants arriving in dinghies back across the Channel this week.