A NEW migrant returns deal with France will be hit with a slew of last-minute legal battles, Ministers have been warned.
The first batch of deportations of those entering the UK and sent back across the Channel are expected to take place this week.
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The flights are part of the pact signed between Sir Keir Starmer and his France counterpart Emmanuel Macron back in July.
Tories last night raised concerns that legal cases would be brought ahead of the planes taking off.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: “The government is too naive to realise this.
“They have not scrapped the Human Rights Act in immigration matters or, indeed, the use of modern slavery claims as a pretext to stay in Britain.
“What we should do is deport every single illegal immigrant immediately on arrival.”
But the government has faced major criticism as since the deal came into effect last month, some 5,400 small boat migrants have arrived on UK shores.
MIgrants have been told by text message that they will be sent back on Air France planes and will be accompanied by security guards.
Those being sent back to France have been given five days’ notice of the Home Office’s intention to deport them, The Times reported.
But this will mean that anyone will be able to seek legal advice and potentially fight the decision.
The migrants will be taken from Harmondsworth immigration removal centre which is close to Heathrow airport.
Commercial flights are being used to keep costs at a minimum rather than charter private flights.
It’s expected that fewer than 100 migrants will be sent back to France as part of the pilot scheme.
But this year alone, some 31,026 migrants have arrived in the UK on small boats.
