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A Eritrean individual has won a eleventh-hour court order provisionally preventing his deportation to the French Republic under the disputed migrant exchange treaty.

The 25-year-old, who arrived in the United Kingdom by means of a migrant vessel on 12 August, was due to be returned on Wednesday under the deportation pilot initiative agreed last month between the British and French governments.

In the pioneering court case opposing the deal, presided over at the London judiciary, his lawyers contended that he deserved more time to provide documentation suggesting he was potentially a victim of exploitation – and that the ruling to deport him had been hurried.

Lawyers for the interior ministry argued that he had the opportunity to claimed asylum in France and presented no justification as to why it was not secure country for him.

The government’s side additionally claimed that postponing his departure could prompt others designated to upcoming repatriation trips to step up with parallel requests, thereby compromising the policy aim of discouraging dangerous illegal journeys.

However during the proceedings, it emerged that while the government’s own officials had rejected his slavery claim, they had also indicated in a latest document that he had the option to make more representations – and that they could not require him to do so while in French soil.

This revelation prompted Mr Justice Sheldon to grant a interim injunction on the claimant’s deportation, notwithstanding dismissing his claim that he would be rendered homeless in France.

"It constitutes a significant question to be examined in reference to the slavery claim and how the Home Office has carried out her fact-finding responsibilities in a lawful way," commented.

He further observed that should there was a credible indication that the claimant had been trafficked – a situation that would not specifically occur in French territory – it would constitute a statutory obstacle to deportation for at least a short period.

This legal block raises important questions about the possibility that further migrants scheduled for removal trips may employ comparable arguments to delay or block their departure away from the UK – or whether they are being made vulnerable to rushed procedures.

The man, who may not be identified for privacy reasons, according to documents left his home country in the past and reached the Italian Republic in spring last year.

A month afterward, he traveled to French soil, where he was aided by non-profits among them the humanitarian organizations, prior to his relative reportedly paid $1,400 (approximately £1,024) to smugglers for his Channel crossing to the UK.

The judicial hearing, it was revealed that he told officials during his first assessment that he had not been mistreated and had been paid when he was employed as a laborer in Libya.

Upon being questioned why he had did not apply for asylum prior to arriving the United Kingdom, the claimant responded that he had seen people sleeping on the public spaces in European nations and had concluded that there was insufficient support offered.

Home Office caseworkers argued that he could have applied for refugee status in France because he was no longer under the influence of trafficking gangs.

Yet, Sonali Naik KC, stating on his side, asserted that the government had still not fully evaluated whether her the claimant was a target of exploitation – and that there had been no assessment of whether deporting him to the French nation would leave him destitute.

About the 'One In, One Out' Agreement

This 'one in, one out' scheme was announced in July by the UK leader and the French administration.

Under the deal, France agreed to accept asylum seekers who had traveled to the UK by Channel vessel and had their refugee applications withdrawn.

In return, the British authorities would welcome someone with a strong case for asylum who had never undertaken to navigate the waterway.

So far, no individual has been removed under the program. The pioneering returns to France had been planned to start from Tuesday.

During the last two weeks, some individuals accommodated in detention facilities were issued notifications informing them that they would be assigned on a regular airline leaving from London Heathrow for the French capital at early this morning.

However, various sources reported that a number of of the intended passengers had been informed that their departure would be postponed as additional representations concerning their situations were being made.

Upon being pressured by reporters – ahead of the legal outcome – if the scheme was a "disarray", a spokesperson source replied "not at all".

The representative further stated that the authorities was "certain" in the legitimate grounds for the experimental initiative, and that they had "implemented steps to ensure it's in line with national and worldwide law; like any initiative, we're ready to respond