The men, known only as CES and CSG, sought last-minute orders to stop their removal to France under the Government’s “one in one out” scheme
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Two men, known only as CES and CSG, have failed in their High Court attempts to halt their deportation to France under the Government’s “one in one out” scheme, according to court documents.
The pair sought an urgent court order last Wednesday evening to prevent their scheduled removal early the next morning.
However, in separate rulings released on Friday, Mr Justice Fordham dismissed their claims, stating they had “no realistic prospect of success”.
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In the case of CSG, which was conducted remotely between 9.10pm and 10.35pm last Wednesday, the judge declared the man had “no viable claim”.
He added: “Since the claim lacked legal viability and raised no triable issue, I refused interim relief and at the same time refused permission for judicial review.”
In CES’s case, also heard remotely that same evening between 10.35pm and 11.55pm, Mr Justice Fordham dismissed the man’s assertions that his human rights would be violated due to a period of “limbo”.
He stated: “The claimant’s difficulty in the present case is that the nature of the complaints put forward, and the body of evidence which has been adduced, comes nowhere near arguably rebutting the general presumption as to France’s Article 3 compliance.”
These decisions follow the unsuccessful attempts of three other men this week, which similarly occurred after late-night emergency hearings.
Mr Justice Johnson ruled there was no proof the men faced a “real risk of immediate harm” should they be sent back to France.