A second person has been deported from the UK today under the new “one in one out” deal with France. An Eritrean man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was deported after the High Court rejected an attempt to stop his removal on Thursday evening, after lawyers acting for the man said he had medical needs and was a victim of trafficking.

A small group of migrants were removed from an Air France flight due to travel from Heathrow to Paris on Monday after a legal challenge

The UK has deported an Indian man, who entered the country in August via the English Channel on a small boat, to France. British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said this was an ‘important first step’ to secure the country’s borders.

A second migrant deportation flight due to take off under Britain’s new “one in, one out” deal with France has left the country without a single asylum seeker on board.

The agreement was signed in July to combat illegal Channel crossings. Authorities have identified individuals to be returned, and the first flight to France has been scheduled.

Since launching its first flight from Birmingham in 1985, Air France has played a vital role in linking the West Midlands to Paris and beyond.

France’s largest air traffic control union sat out July’s strikes, prompting fears of greater disruption this time.