Second asylum seeker to challenge ‘one in one out’ deportation at High Court

• A second Eritrean asylum seeker is challenging his deportation to France under the UK-France "one in, one out" scheme at the High Court, claiming to be a victim of trafficking.
• The Home Office disputes the asylum seeker's modern slavery claim, stating there is insufficient evidence and that France can consider such allegations.
• This legal challenge follows the first deportation under the UK-France treaty on Thursday, though another Eritrean previously halted his removal.
• The Home Secretary has changed modern slavery guidance, blocking asylum seekers facing deportation to France from challenging negative decisions, requiring legal action from another country.
• Medical Justice reports that several removal directions have been cancelled for their clients, many of whom have trauma histories, and criticises interview conditions for disorientated asylum seekers.

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Second asylum seeker launches legal challenge to halt deportation under one-in one-out scheme