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A bunch of Channel migrants try to dodge deportation to France by launching authorized motion in opposition to Shabana Mahmood’s trendy slavery reforms.

The Home Secretary vowed to alter the legal guidelines after asylum seekers exploited loopholes to stay within the UK.

But a recent group of 16 will in the present day argue Ms Mahmood’s reforms are illegal.

The circumstances are anticipated to concentrate on whether or not French obligations underneath key human rights treaties apply to international nationals and whether or not a key clause designed to restrict appeals is authorized.

Home Office sources have mentioned the division will “fight” the claims, which will probably be heard on the Court of Appeal.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp mentioned: “The government’s so-called one in one out policy was always a gimmick – just like their laughable claim to smash the gangs.

“Last year they let in 41,000 illegal Channel immigrants and only removed 300 to France.

“That’s no deterrent. No wonder illegal Channel crossings are up 42% since the election.

“And now even this gimmick faces legal challenge.

“We need to leave the ECHR and the modern slavery treaty – then every illegal immigrant can be deported within a week of arrival with no messing around.”

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood final week revealed simply 305 migrants have been returned to France because the scheme grew to become operational in August.

And inside days, migrants started lodging trendy slavery claims to keep away from being deported.

Ms Mahmood responded by overhauling the fashionable slavery legal guidelines, with a lot higher scrutiny positioned on claims made on the eleventh hour.

The Home Office can be eradicating the “reconsideration” mechanism for all nations which have signed the European Convention on Human Rights and the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings.

Minister for Border Security and Asylum Alex Norris mentioned: “Last-minute modern slavery claims must never be used to prevent the removal of illegal migrants.

“The Government will fight any legal attempt in the courts to frustrate their removal or deportation. These cases are exactly why we are reforming our laws to stop these last-minute claims and restore order and control to our border.”