The incoming Trump administration is said to be considering replicating the Tories’ plan to send migrants off to Rwanda.
The scheme was originally introduced under the Conservative Government but was immediately scrapped once Labour took office.
In the Rwanda deal, the UK Government promised to pay the Rwandan state £370million to deport hundreds of illegal migrants there.
However, when Starmer took office, he worked with the current Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to bin the scheme, declaring the plan “dead and buried” on his first day in Number 10.
Throughout Labour’s campaign, they lamented over the policy’s cost, which was estimated to be around £310million.
Before his resounding election victory, Trump fought a campaign based on border protection and cracking down on illegal immigration, accusing the Biden administration of falling short on their promises.
Despite the plan being ditched after Starmer entered Downing Street, allies of Trump have said that he is contemplating the deportation of illegal immigrants to several countries – one of which is Rwanda.
“Trump campaigned on a promise to crack down on illegal immigration – and he is determined to stick to it,” a source close to Trump’s team told the Sun.
Trump fought a campaign based on border protection and cracking down on illegal immigration
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“His team is looking at the Rwanda scheme. He is considering deporting illegal migrants to Rwanda and other countries so they cannot stay on American soil.”
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