What happened
Keir Starmer’s migrant agreement with France is in jeopardy after an asylum seeker won a last-minute reprieve in the High Court yesterday. The Eritrean man, due to be deported today, was granted 14 days to make legal representations after lawyers argued that he faced destitution if sent back. His case followed a string of legal challenges that left government-chartered flights departing without a single migrant on board.

Who said what
Justice Minister Alex Davies-Jones declined to confirm when deportations would actually happen, insisting that ministers would not give a “running commentary”.

The issue has “brought back memories of the notorious Rwanda scheme launched by the Conservatives, which failed after it was tied up in legal knots”, said The Independent. Starmer “must either find a way to end the flow” of immigrants or find himself “on the wrong side of the electorate’s fury”, said The Telegraph’s editorial board.

What next?
France is reportedly accepting only small numbers of migrants at first, and with multiple asylum seekers preparing legal action, a swift start to the swap scheme looks to be in doubt.

What happened
Hailed as Hollywood’s golden boy, the tributes are flowing for Oscar-winning actor, director and activist Robert Redford, who died at his home in Utah yesterday at the age of 89.

Who said what
In a statement, Redford’s publicist said he died “in the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved”. Jane Fonda said she “can’t stop crying”. Julianne Moore called Redford the “first movie star I ever loved”. Ethan Hawke said the actor’s “legacy remains ingrained in our culture, transformed by his artistry and activism”.

“One of the few truly iconic screen figures of the past half-century”, Redford nonetheless saw himself as an outsider”, said The Hollywood Reporter. Behind his “good looks, ineffable charm and romantic appeal” lay a “darker and more complicated figure”.

Never disguising his “distaste for Hollywood’s dumb-it-down approach”, Redford used his “immense star power” to make “serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with audiences”, said The New York Times.

What next?
Funeral arrangements have yet to be announced, but Redford’s artistic legacy lives on not only in his movies, but in the Sundance Film Festival, which he established in the early 1980s and helped turn into a powerhouse of independent filmmaking.

Members of an anti-Islamic US biker gang are helping run the security operations at controversial humanitarian sites in Gaza.

At least seven members of the Infidels MC gang are in leading roles overseeing the centres backed by Israel and the Trump administration – at which hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while trying to secure food.

Set up in 2006 by US military veterans of the Iraq War, Infidels MC members regard themselves as modern Crusaders, using the Crusader cross as their symbol.

The group’s connection with UG Solutions, a private contractor providing security at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) sites, was first reported last month by news site Zeteo. It revealed that Johnny Mulford, an alleged Infidels member also known as “Taz”, was the lead contact for UG Solutions.

When BBC investigative reporters emailed Mulford to ask about the link between UG Solutions and Infidels MC, he hit “reply all” and told members not to respond to the broadcaster, accidentally revealing the identities of 10 Infidels working in Gaza. According to a former contractor, at least 40 of about 320 people hired to work for UG Solutions in Gaza were recruited from Infidels MC, seven of them in senior positions.

The UN says the GHF allows Israel to use food as a weapon, violates humanitarian principles and is ineffective at delivering aid. US senators have raised concerns over rising death tolls near the aid sites, the foundation’s “apparent coordination” with the Israeli army and its “reported use” of private military contractors linked to intelligence operations, said The Guardian.