Overview

• An Eritrean national was flown to Paris Charles de Gaulle on an Air France service and handed to French police after landing, the Home Office confirmed.
• The High Court authorised this expulsion after rejecting the man's appeal, while a separate Eritrean case remains temporarily blocked.
• A first return took place the previous day involving an Indian national under the same Franco‑British pilot.
• The Home Office says the first legal admissions from France to the UK are expected in the coming days under the one‑for‑one mechanism.
• Around 92 people were reported detained earlier this week pending return, with ministers appealing the block and pledging to examine modern slavery law as NGOs criticise the scheme.