Family of three are first arrivals in UK under one in, one out' immigration deal

"A family of three including a small child have become the first arrivals from France under Keir Starmer's one in, one out deal, the Home Office said on Wednesday. The move follows the removal of the first four asylum seekers from the UK to France over the past six days, despite ongoing legal challenges. Under the deal, signed in July by Starmer and Emmanuel Macron, the French president,"

"The first rejected asylum seeker was removed under the deal last Thursday. The Indian national, who arrived in the UK on a small boat in August, was flown into Paris from Heathrow. A fifth man, who is from Eritrea, has won a high court ruling placing a temporary block on his deportation. The Home Office was refused permission to appeal on Tuesday. Three other people whose claims have been rejected - men from Afghanistan, Eritrea and Iran - have been flown to France."

A family of three, including a small child, arrived in the UK from France under the UK-France one-in, one-out asylum swap. The move follows removal of four rejected asylum seekers to France over six days despite ongoing legal challenges. The July deal signed by Starmer and Macron commits the UK to detain Channel asylum claimants and return them to France in exchange for France sending an equal number of eligible migrants with UK family ties. A fifth man from Eritrea won a temporary High Court block on deportation. More than 1,000 people crossed on small boats on Friday, taking the total above 32,000 this year. The Home Office says it will continue detaining and removing small-boat arrivals and operate a legal route subject to security checks.

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