"But in a last-minute reprieve the High Court in London gave him at least 14 days to make representations to support his claim that he is a victim of modern slavery. The government argued the injunction risked undermining the new returns policy, but the Court of Appeal ruled against Home Office lawyers. Senior judges ruled they were satisfied that Mr Justice Sheldon - the High Court judge that granted the temporary injunction - had acted correctly."
"The injunction had only been granted after the judge learned that Home Office officials had themselves told the Eritrean man he would not be expected to pursue his case from France. That advice to the man from government officials meant an attempt to put him on a flight was contradicting the department's own decision to give him a short period of time to make further representations."
Permission to appeal was refused against a temporary injunction preventing the removal of a 25-year-old Eritrean man to France under the new one-in, one-out returns agreement. The High Court granted him at least 14 days to make representations that he is a victim of modern slavery. The government argued the injunction risked undermining the returns policy, but senior judges found the High Court judge had acted correctly. The injunction followed Home Office officials advising the man he would not be expected to pursue his case from France, meaning a removal attempt would contradict departmental advice. There has been no ruling against the UK–France agreement itself. The man reportedly travelled through Ethiopia, Sudan, Libya and Europe before arriving in the UK and reported a shoulder injury from being hit by a small vehicle four years earlier.
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