A Somalian migrant has thanked Sir Keir Starmer "from the bottom" of his heart after winning the right to stay in the UK.
Khadar Mohamed, who had been living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, will be leaving the hotel next month as he moves to reside in Bradford, Yorkshire, after winning his asylum claim.
The 24-year-old small boat migrant arrived in the UK from Somalia, claiming there will be "many, many more" like him coming over the Channel.
He criticised the Government's "one-in, one-out" scheme with France, saying it is doomed to "failure".
The Somalian told The Daily Mail: "I have been told in the last two weeks that I have won my right to stay. I have been granted leave on human rights grounds. I leave the hotel in the middle of October. It is great news.
"I am glad the Government has supported me. I want to thank Keir Starmer from the bottom of my heart.
"I believe many, many more of us will also be allowed to stay. Many in the hotel are going through the same situation, and I believe they will also win."
The Home Office has refused to comment on the case.
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The migrant has been living at The Bell Hotel
| PAMr Khader said Britons are "coming around to the fact" that migrants are staying, emphasising that it is not their "fault" for their frustrations.
He said: "I want to work, I want to contribute. If they are not happy with the system, then it is the system which needs to change. We are not the problem."
The migrant said Labour's "one-in, one-out" scheme "has not worked", adding that he does not "think this plan will work".
He stated: "Let us stay. I want to work and contribute. I love Britain. People need to calm down. We are not bad people."
So far, two migrants have been deported out of over 50,000 that have crossed the Channel since Labour entered power.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the removal of the two migrants "has dealt a blow to the smuggler gangs".
She said: "The removal of small boat migrants to France has begun. I will do whatever it takes to secure our borders - and this is a vital first step."
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp demanded Labour "come clean" about whether the removal was voluntary.
Shabana Mahmood said the removal of the first migrant is a 'vital step'
| GETTYHe told GB News: "What we need to do is make sure that every single person who crosses the English Channel illegally gets removed immediately, without any messing around in the courts.
"If every single person or virtually every single person were rapidly removed, either to their country of origin if possible, or to a safe third location like Rwanda, pretty soon they would stop crossing altogether.
"This new gimmick deal that Labour have with France is not only mired in legal challenges, but nobody was removed on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday this week.
"One person was removed today. So it's not really working. Even if they managed to do what they set out to do, which is remove 50 people a week, that would only cover about six per cent of arrivals, leaving 94 per cent of people who cross the Channel illegally in the UK, obviously no deterrent at all."