Keir Starmer ‘humiliated’ as Donald Trump Shows Him How to Handle Illegal Migrants

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has faced an embarrassing situation after the US, under President Donald Trump, started deporting migrants to Rwanda — the very idea Starmer scrapped less than a year ago.

According to local news, the US has already sent an Iraqi man to Rwanda, and more deportations are expected soon. Reports suggest the US might soon roll out a larger program to remove migrants from other countries, with Rwanda being paid to help house and integrate them.

After starting his second term in January, President Trump moved quickly to tighten immigration rules. Former UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman reacted to the news by calling it a humiliation for Britain. She praised Trump on social media, saying he succeeded where the UK had failed.

Braverman pointed out that British efforts to deport migrants to Rwanda were blocked by European courts, and that the Labour Party immediately canceled the plan after taking office. She said the scheme would have made Britain safer and stopped illegal boat crossings, adding that America is now showing how strong border control should look.

Back in 2022, Britain signed a deal with Rwanda to send thousands of asylum seekers there. However, the first flight was stopped by legal challenges from European judges. When Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister, he ended the agreement, calling it a wasteful “gimmick”  even though it had already cost taxpayers over £700 million.

More recently, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced a new plan to send failed asylum seekers to “return hubs” in the Balkans. Last week, the United Nations gave its support to Labour’s new approach. Cooper met with the head of the UN Refugee Agency to discuss plans for dealing with migrants who have exhausted all legal appeals. The UN also put forward its own suggestions for returning failed asylum seekers, making sure any actions taken still respect human rights.

Government sources have said that Albania, Serbia, Bosnia, and North Macedonia are some of the countries being considered for the return hubs where failed asylum seekers could be sent.