Second migrant handed back France but hundreds more attempt to cross Channel
An Eritrean man has become the second migrant to be deported to France under the Government's “one in, one out” deal after losing a High Court bid to have his removal temporarily blocked, the Home Office said. But in a sign that the new scheme is failing to deter small boat crossings, hundreds of migrants were seen making an attempt to cross the Channel today.
The Government says the removals, which are possible due to a deal signed with France, will deter people from crossing the Channel in small boats because they will know there is a risk of being swiftly returned. But at least one inflatable dinghy full of young men made its way out to sea from Gravelines beach, north east Calais, at daybreak on Friday morning.
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