LONDON

The first migrant has been deported from the UK to France as part of a new "one in one out" deal, according to reports.

The first flight carrying a migrant who reached the UK by crossing the English Channel via a small boat has landed in Paris, under the UK-France agreement that came into effect last month.

The man, an Indian national, was removed from the UK on Thursday morning on an Air France plane, the BBC reported.

The arrival in France, confirmed by the Home Office, comes over a month after London and Paris agreed to a year-long pilot "one in one out" scheme of exchanges of migrants in the hope it will help deter small boat crossings.

"This is an important first step to securing our borders," Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said.

"It sends a message to people crossing in small boats: If you enter the UK illegally, we will seek to remove you," she added.

Meanwhile, the High Court in London heard on Thursday that a second man is set to be deported from the UK on Friday.

Sonali Naik KC, representing the unnamed man who was granted anonymity, said: "The removal directions are set for 06.15 tomorrow morning."

While the Home Office expressed that more flights are planned in the coming days, it's not clear how many people will be booked onto each one because of ongoing legal challenges, according to the report.

Around 5,590 migrants have reached the UK since the scheme came into effect at the start of August.