Premier Asylum Seeker Deported to France Under New Exchange Policy
A initial individual has now been deported to France pursuant to the reciprocal arrangement struck among the United Kingdom and French authorities.
This individual left this morning and the aircraft has since arrived in Paris.
The individual originated from the Indian subcontinent and flew on an Air France flight in the morning.
The move comes after the brief suspension of the removal of an Eritrean man on exploitation grounds, which sparked apprehensions that the immigration arrangement may be disrupted by legal challenges.
