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Boris Johnson hails US plan to deport hundreds of illegal migrants to RwandaThe US has agreed a deal to deport hundreds of illegal migrants to Rwanda.Washington has already sent an initial list of ten people to be vetted as part of President Donald Trump’s bid to tackle illegal immigration.Under the terms of the deal, Rwanda will accept up to 250 migrants in exchange for payment – in an agreement similar to that brokered by Boris Johnson.When he was prime minister, Mr Johnson agreed a deal with Kigali under which anyone who entered Britain illegally would be sent to Rwanda.But due to legal challenges, no migrants had been successfully deported by the time Keir Starmer won the election last year.Sir Keir’s first act as the incoming Labour PM was to scrap the scheme. Since then, small-boat arrivals have increased dramatically.As of July 30, more than 25,000 people had crossed the Channel in small boats in 2025 – a figure about 50 per cent higher than it was at the same point in 2024.Mr Johnson said that Sir Keir had scrapped the scheme out of ‘Left-wing spite’ and should reinstate it.