Home Secretary issues statement over migrant deportation case

Home Secretary issues statement over migrant deportation case

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said she will fight “last-minute claims” after the deportation of an Eritrean man under the UK-France migrants returns deal was temporarily blocked following a legal challenge.

On Tuesday, the High Court granted the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, a “short period of interim relief” ahead of his deportation to France scheduled for a 9am flight on Wednesday.

Following the temporary ruling, Ms Mahmood said: “Last minute attempts to frustrate a removal are intolerable, and I will fight them at every step. I will fight to end vexatious, last-minute claims.

“I will robustly defend the British public’s priorities in any court. And I will do whatever it takes to secure our border.”

The