Nineteen migrants have been sent from the UK to France in the first group deportations under the Government's flagship returns deal.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said deportation flights into mainland Europe were "under way and ramping up", warning migrants trying to cross into the UK by small boat to "think twice before making that journey".The 19 returns took place on two flights this week, including one earlier on Thursday, and followed seven deportations in the last month.

Nineteen migrants have been sent from the UK to France in the first group deportations under the Government's flagship returns deal.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said deportation flights into mainland Europe were "under way and ramping up", warning migrants trying to cross into the UK by small boat to "think twice before making that journey".The 19 returns took place on two flights this week, including one earlier on Thursday, and followed seven deportations in the last month.