40 h. ago Asylum seekers deported to France live in fear of smugglers’ reprisals

Six asylum seekers placed in homeless shelter say they are ‘frightened’ they will be forcibly returned to home countriesThe first group of asylum seekers deported to France under Labour’s “one in, one out deal” have spoken of their fear of being pursued by smugglers and being forcibly returned to their home countries.The men spoke just hours before a larger group of asylum seekers were due to be forcibly removed to France on a private charter flight to Paris early on Thursday morning, with a second drop off in Albania planned. It is thought that at least seven people will be removed in a significant ramping up of ‘one in, one out’ removals. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Starmer to curb asylum seekers using human rights to avoid deportation

Prime minister announces review of ECHR in a major U-turn

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1 week ago Epping hotel asylum seeker to be deported after being jailed for sexual assaults

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, sentenced for attacks on woman and girl, 14, days after arrival in UK on small boat

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1 week ago Three out and 1,072 in: Another insane day in Labour's small boats farce as 'one in, one out' deal fails to act as border deterrent

More than 1,000 illegal migrants crossed the Channel to Britain in small boats on the day Labour ministers hailed deporting a third asylum seeker to France under the new deal. Pictured: File photo

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1 week ago Two out, 200 in: Farce of Starmer's small boats policy in action as hundreds of new illegal migrants arrive into Britain... in a single day 

On the second day of the Prime Minister's deal for reciprocal returns to France, just two asylum seekers were deported on a scheduled flight - a day after an Indian migrant was also returned.

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2 w. ago Second migrant set to be deported to France on Friday under one in, one out scheme

First deportation under UK-France deal finally goes ahead – but ministers face fresh legal woes

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker fails in legal challenge to halt deportation under one

First deportation under UK-France deal finally goes ahead – but ministers face fresh legal woes

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2 w. ago Second asylum seeker launches legal challenge to halt deportation under one

The first deportation under the UK-France deal went ahead on Thursday despite legal challenges from some asylum seekers

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2 w. ago UK judge temporarily blocks government plan to send a migrant back to France

A British judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of an asylum-seeker back to France

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2 w. ago Second UK deportation flight leaves London without an asylum seeker on board in new blow to PM

A small group of migrants were removed from an Air France flight due to travel from Heathrow to Paris on Monday after a legal challenge

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3 w. ago Farage confirms he wants to deport female asylum seekers back to the Taliban in Afghanistan

Farage also backtracked on a promise to stop small boat arrivals within two weeks of gaining power

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last month ‘I told my family, I’ll probably die’: US immigration sends Russian asylum seekers back to Moscow

Russian national who applied for asylum on political grounds describes inhumane treatment while in US custodyUS immigration authorities have deported dozens of Russian asylum seekers to Moscow, including a serviceman wanted for desertion who has since been detained, the Guardian can reveal.At least two deportation flights operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) departed from the agency’s major detention hub in Alexandria, Louisiana and landed in Cairo, Egypt, where the asylum seekers were transferred to flights bound for Moscow with the cooperation of Egyptian and Russian authorities, according to interviews with passengers and human rights campaigners. Continue reading...

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