"He is appealing for another safe country to grant him sanctuary, because of the UK's plan to remove him imminently. I believe the UK is a safe place for me, away from the smugglers in France. I cannot go back there because it is dangerous to me. Only my body can go back there, not me. I am a human being and my life will be finished there."
"The smugglers are very dangerous. They always carry weapons and knives. I fell into the trap of a human trafficking network in the forests of France before I crossed to the UK from France the first time. They took me like a worthless object, forced me to work, abused me, and threatened me with a gun and told me I would be killed if I made the slightest protest."
An Iranian man in UK immigration detention faces imminent removal despite claiming to be a victim of modern slavery and expressing severe vulnerability. He first arrived in the UK on 6 August, was returned to France on 19 September under the one in, one out scheme, and crossed back to the UK by small boat on 18 October to claim asylum. Trafficking indicators led to a national referral mechanism referral that was rejected on 27 October. The Home Office requested readmission from France on 21 October, accepted on 24 October. Staff provide hourly welfare checks and lawyers have raised safety and mental-health concerns; he is appealing for another safe country to grant protection, citing threats from armed smugglers and forced exploitation in France.
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