Overview
- GB News reported the man was removed to France on Wednesday, quoting Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood as saying his case was expedited and he was sent back after re-entering the UK.
- He first arrived on August 6, was sent to France on September 19, re-entered by small boat on October 18, and the UK’s readmission request to France was accepted on October 24.
- His trafficking claim to the National Referral Mechanism was rejected on October 27, his lawyers’ requests for extra time were refused, and a Rule 35 vulnerability assessment was set for November 6 after the planned removal date.
- He has been held in an immigration removal centre under hourly welfare checks, with advocates warning of acute distress and the man appealing for protection in another safe country such as Canada.
- GB News said 94 people have been removed from the UK and 57 received under the bilateral scheme, as the Home Office frames the returns as a deterrent to small-boat crossings.