Overview

• Home Office and AFP reports confirm a third removal to France on Friday—an Iranian man—following deportations of an Eritrean earlier in the day and an Indian national on Thursday.
• Officials say the first admissions from France to the UK under the reciprocal scheme are expected in the coming days, with media reporting about 92 people in UK detention pending potential return.
• Channel traffic continues at pace, with hundreds attempting crossings on calmer seas and the year’s total reaching roughly 31,000 arrivals, a record for this point in the year.
• After President Donald Trump urged the UK to use the military, ministers said Border Force leads operations and the Royal Navy can assist if needed, while senior defence figures warned military deployments would not work without legal powers to return boats to France.
• Courts are shaping implementation, with one High Court judge blocking a planned removal for 14 days to assess a trafficking claim while another challenge failed, and debate intensifies over proposals to scale the scheme dramatically versus warnings from rights advocates.