The Iranian national was detained and the Government intends to send him back to France again after he crossed the Channel a second time, it is understood. Children’s minister Josh MacAlister said it shows the Government’s one-in, one-out migrant returns deal with France is working. “He was stopped, he was detained, and he was returned to France. He paid someone again, and he will be returned to France again.”This sends a clear message to those who cross the Channel in small boats that “you will be deported”, Mr MacAlister said. Mr MacAlister called this a “ludicrous claim”, and stressed that “France is a safe country”.

Source: The Times October 23, 2025 09:14 UTC