A family of three including a small child have become the first arrivals from France under Keir Starmer\u2019s \u201cone in, one out\u201d deal, the Home Office has said.<\/p>\n
The move follows the removal on Wednesday of the first four asylum seekers from the UK to France<\/a> over the past six days, despite continuing legal challenges.<\/p>\n Under the deal, signed in July by Starmer and the French president, Emmanuel Macron<\/a>, the UK agreed to detain Channel asylum claimants and send them back to France in return for taking a similar number of asylum seekers with family ties to the UK.<\/p>\n The first rejected asylum seeker was removed under the deal last Thursday. The Indian national, who arrived in the UK on a small boat in August, was flown into Paris from Heathrow.<\/p>\n A fifth man, who is from Eritrea, has won a high court ruling placing a temporary block on his deportation. The Home Office was refused permission to appeal<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Three other people whose claims have been rejected \u2013 men from Afghanistan, Eritrea and Iran \u2013 have been flown to France<\/a>.<\/p>\n The move comes days after Donald Trump told the prime minister to \u201ccall out the military\u201d to stop small boats as the number of crossings had hit a then record high, and claimed illegal migration could \u201cdestroy\u201d countries.<\/p>\n The business secretary, Peter Kyle, later said the Royal Navy could be called upon to tackle the crossings \u201cif needed\u201d.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what\u2019s happening and why it matters<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you on theguardian.com<\/a> to send you this newsletter. You can complete full registration at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy<\/a> and Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n