UK court temporarily blocks removal of asylum seeker under UK-France returns deal

UK Appeals Effort to Stop Deportation Under French Migrants Deal

The UK government has decided to appeal a court decision to block the deportation of a migrant who was set to leave the country under a new “one in, one out” deal with France.

Turbulence for Keir Starmer’s migration deal with France

An unnamed Eritrean man’s deportation was paused by a judge hours before takeoff.

“Pointless but Costly” Migration Scheme Hits Biggest Challenge Yet

Absolutely nothing is going right for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the moment. Least of all his “groundbreaking” ‘one in, one out’ migration deal with France, which has actually yet to get off the ground at all. After ‘deportation flights’ took off on Monday and Tuesday without any migrants on board, thanks to last-minute legal challenges that again showed why Britain must ditch the ECHR for good, the High Court blocked the deportation of a…

Eritrean man halts deportation in first test of UK-France asylum pact

A British court has blocked the planned removal of an Eritrean asylum seeker to France, handing Prime Minister Keir Starmer an early setback in his plan to stop small-boat crossings of the English Channel.

Small boat arrivals to feature in UK refugee attitudes study

The arrival of asylum seekers on small boats to British shores and the public’s attitude to the issue will be examined as part of a new study on the past century of immigration to the UK. Dr Ellen Pilsworth has been awarded nearly £2 million from UK Research and Innovation’s Future Leaders Fellowships fund to study how Britain has welcomed refugees over the past century.  The four-year project, called Nation of Refuge, will look at three key mom…