Overview
- Border security minister Alex Norris said an Iranian man who re-entered by small boat less than a month after removal was identified by biometric checks, detained and will be removed, though he remains in the UK.
- Channel 4 interviews with two anonymised returnees in Paris described overcrowded accommodation and lack of support, with several deportees reported to have absconded from their lodging.
- The Home Office reiterated that anyone returned under the pilot who tries to re-enter illegally will be removed, while France’s interior ministry said some returnees may be ineligible to claim asylum and could face further deportation.
- The Times reported a further charter flight to Paris scheduled Thursday as part of weekly removals, with 42 people returned to France so far and 23 transferred to the UK under the reciprocal terms.
- Lawyers and NGOs said French authorities have refused housing to many returnees, citing Dublin rules, and noted that some are now back near Calais waiting for conditions to calm after storms halted crossings since October 22.