Lille

Why keep it secret?

I always know there's an interesting news story somewhere in the world when I get texts in the early hours of the morning. Today was no different. I woke to a blast of SMS beeps telling me there may be another deportation flight for failed asylum seekers.

According the text, it would fly to Afghanistan. The flight would include refugees picked up in both France and Britain and would depart Lille later on Tuesday. The truth is that my source probably didn't know the full story. Very few people actually do. These deportation flights are conducted under a thick veil of secrecy.