US EditionFirst ‘one in, one out’ deportation flight takes off without migrants in fresh blow for Starmer
- The first deportation flight under the UK-France 'one in, one out' scheme went ahead on Monday without carrying any migrants after legal challenges removed a small group from the Air France flight.
- This occurred amid a background of legal delays and campaigns by British and French charities urging Air France not to cooperate, while the Home Office chose daily commercial flights with small groups rather than large charter flights.
- Approximately 90 migrants detained since early August after crossing the Channel have been issued formal removal directions to be deported within five days under the pilot scheme exchanging asylum seekers between the UK and France.
- Baroness Jacqui Smith, the skills minister, declined to reveal the number of people scheduled for return this week, while French officials anticipate fewer than ten deportees per flight as initial deportations remain limited.
- The scheme’s outcome remains uncertain as legal challenges continue, migrants are granted generous time extensions for advice, and the French source indicated the agreement could be terminated if benefits are not seen.
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Two months after the signing of the migration partnership between France and the United Kingdom, London has to return this week the first migrants smuggled into its territory to Paris – and undertakes to accept the same number of asylum seekers currently in France. The first commercial flight was to take off yesterday, with a small number of migrants on board. But finally, the plane left without any asylum seekers on board.
Britain’s First Deportation Flight Took Off—Without Deportees
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