Gleeful Shabana Mahmood hails ruling SECOND migrant will be deported despite 50pw target

An Eritrean asylum seeker will be kicked out of Britain to France under Keir Starmer's tough new border crackdown after judges threw out his desperate legal challenge.

The bombshell High Court decision landed just hours after the Home Office successfully booted out the first migrant under the controversial "one in, one out" deal with Paris, reports The Independent.

The unnamed Eritrean faces removal at 6.15am on Friday morning despite claiming he was a trafficking victim. Home Office chiefs insisted there wasn't enough proof to back up his modern slavery allegations. The news comes as a furious GB News migrant row explodes as Nigel Farage rages 'Stop this nonsense!'

Mr Justice Sheldon delivered a crushing blow to the migrant's hopes, ruling against claims he was "denied procedural fairness" because officials moved too quickly on his trafficking case.

"In my view, the secretary of state did have sufficient information to make the reconsideration decision," the judge declared on Thursday afternoon.

The court heard how Mr Justice Sheldon said ministers were right to conclude the Eritrean's modern slavery account "couldn't reasonably be believed".

Officials pointed out the migrant would get another chance to submit trafficking claims once he reaches France.

Trafficking claims spark courtroom battle

A preliminary medical report suggested the asylum seeker might be a trafficking victim based on his dangerous journey through Libya, barrister Sonali Naik KC told the packed courtroom.

The Eritrean insisted he was kidnapped and forced into slave labour in Libya, according to court documents. Home Office lawyers hit back, saying France can handle trafficking claims from people exploited outside French borders.

Ms Naik KC argued France's support system for modern slavery victims falls short of Britain's National Referral Mechanism.

First deportation sends strong message

The dramatic court case follows the first successful removal under the UK-France treaty, with one migrant landing in Paris on Thursday morning.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood hailed the milestone moment, declaring: "This is an important first step to securing our borders. It sends a message to people crossing in small boats: if you enter the UK illegally, we will seek to remove you."

But Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp demanded Labour "must come clean" about whether the removal was voluntary.

He blasted: "Since Labour announced their returns deal 9,909 illegal immigrants have crossed the Channel, and we are supposed to celebrate one solitary return?"

In August it was widely reported that the government expected 50 migrants per week to be deported under Starmer's "one-in-one out scheme."

Legal loophole sparks government crackdown

Another Eritrean asylum seeker managed to halt his France deportation on Tuesday evening after a High Court judge gave him breathing space to fight a negative modern slavery ruling.

The 25-year-old won a 14-day reprieve to challenge the Home Office decision that rejected his trafficking claims.

Ministers are now moving to slam shut legal loopholes that allow asylum seekers to delay removals by challenging modern slavery decisions.

Under tough new rules, migrants earmarked for the France deal will be blocked from appealing Home Office trafficking rulings while in Britain.

Their only option will be mounting legal challenges from abroad, including from France itself.