Overview

• Home Office sources said an Iranian man was returned to France on Friday, following the removal of an Eritrean earlier the same morning after a High Court ruling and an Indian national on Thursday.
• Officials expect the first transfers of approved applicants from France to the UK next week, with numbers described as at or close to parity under the reciprocal arrangement.
• Channel traffic remains high, with hundreds attempting crossings on Friday and about 31,000 arrivals recorded so far this year despite stepped-up French policing and UK returns.
• A judge rejected a trafficking-based challenge in one case, as ministers move to curb last‑minute claims and charities such as Care4Calais advise migrants on legal options and the limited safe route.
• President Donald Trump urged the UK to use the military, but ministers Peter Kyle and David Lammy said border enforcement rests with the UK Border Force, with the Navy available in support if required.