By Eniola Amadu
An immigrant who went back to the UK by small boat less than a month after being sent to France under the “one-in, one-out” scheme, he has been removed once again.
Sources from the Home Office revealed that a man who was ejected in September before he returned to the UK on October 18 was on a return flight on Wednesday.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated that the man’s case was accelerated after he was identified through biometric checks and detained.
She added that “Anyone looking to return to the UK after being removed under the UK-France agreement is wasting their time and money.
“My message is clear: if you try to return to the UK you will be sent back. I will do whatever it takes to scale up removals of illegal migrants and secure our borders.”
The yet to be revealed man had informed the Guardian previously that he came back to the UK as a result of the threat to life he faced in France.
“They took me like a worthless object, forced me to work, abused me, and threatened me with a gun and told me I would be killed if I made the slightest protest” he alleged.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticised the situation, saying it revealed the government was “in total chaos” and “too weak to take the tough decisions to secure our borders,” in a post on X.
Director of the Humans for Rights Network, Maddie Harris, said to BBC News that her organisation had been in contact with the Iranian man.
She stated that the migrant was suffering “acute fear” following his first removal from the country, as a result of his treatment by smugglers.
“While in France, he endured horrendous treatment at the hands of those organising crossings to the UK,” she said.
So far, 94 migrants have been deported from the country under the treaty, which requires the country to accept asylum seekers who have a valid protection claim and have not illegally attempted to cross the Channel.
57 people have been transferred to the UK from France.
Over 36,000 people have crossed over in small boats since the start of the year.
