An Eritrean man who arrived in the UK by small boat has won a last-minute legal claim to temporarily block his removal to France.The 25-year-old was due to be returned on Wednesday under the “one in, one out” returns pilot scheme agreed in July between the UK and France.In the first legal challenge against the deal, in the High Court in London, his lawyers argued he needed more time to present evidence that he might have been the victim of modern day slavery – and the decision to remove him had been rushed.The injunction raises serious questions about whether other migrants allocated to flights will use the same grounds to delay or block their transport out of the UK.Lawyers for the Home Office had argued that he could have claimed asylum in France. They added that delaying his departure could encourage others allocated to the return flights this week to come forward and make similar claims, and undermine the public interest in deterring lethal small boat crossings.But during the hearing, it emerged that while the home secretary’s own officials had rejected his claim that he was a victim of slavery, they had also said in a letter today that he had a right to make further representations – and they would not expect him to do that from France.Mr Justice Sheldon, who rejected the man’s claim that he would be left homeless and destitute in France, said that he would nevertheless have to temporarily block the man’s departure …
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