The Home Office has started the next phase of its plan to make the deterrent a reality after laws were passed last week.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised the first flights will take off by mid-July - but documents seen by the Daily Express suggest that it could be sooner.
The Home Office said yesterday that at some stage preparations would "inevitably" include detaining people, adding: "It would be inappropriate to comment further on operational activity."
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