US EditionUK court temporarily blocks removal of asylum seeker under UK-France returns deal
The UK court granted a temporary injunction to halt the deportation of an Eritrean asylum seeker due to a trafficking claim, amid legal challenges to the new UK-France asylum returns scheme.
- A High Court ruling has temporarily blocked the removal of an Eritrean man to France under the UK-France returns deal, impacting the Home Office's plans.
- The man is challenging the Home Office's decision, indicating he faces a risk of destitution if returned to France.
- Downing Street maintains that deportations are expected to begin imminently, despite the ongoing legal challenges.
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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.
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The decision is a setback for the British government. Because of the case, the first flights that were supposed to return boat migrants to France left earlier this week without deported migrants on board.
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UK judge temporarily blocks government plan to send a migrant back to France
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denbighshirefreepress.co.ukStarmer faces fresh pressure over returns deal after blocked deportation
Kemi Badenoch said her message to ministers was ‘we told you so’, while shadow home secretary Chris Philp called the deal a ‘failed gimmick’.
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