A second person removed to France under the government's 'one in, one out' scheme has returned to the UK on a small boat, the Home Office has confirmed. The unnamed man was among nearly 400 migrants who crossed the Channel on Sunday.
The Home Office said the individual was detected by biometrics as one of 94 people removed under the UK-France treaty over the past two months. He was detained immediately and will be returned to France 'as quickly as possible'.
This is the second such case, following an Iranian man who returned on 18 October. A Home Office spokesperson said: 'Anyone looking to return to the UK after being removed under the UK-France agreement is wasting their time and money.'
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp criticised the scheme, stating: 'Since the French returns deal was announced, only a handful of illegal immigrants have been returned to France while around 20,000 have arrived here – 99.5% are being allowed to stay.'
The 'one in, one out' scheme, announced by Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron in July, involves returning some Channel crossers to France in exchange for taking asylum seekers with family ties in the UK.
