UK’s ‘One In, One Out’ Migrant Policy Exposes Flaws in Starmer’s Border Control Strategy

On a day meant to showcase decisive border enforcement, the United Kingdom sent its first unauthorized migrant back to France under the so-called “one in, one out” asylum exchange policy — a stark reminder of how Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government continues to wrestle with the persistent challenge of illegal Channel crossings. The man, who arrived by boat in August, was flown back amid a flurry of scheduled deportations designed to enforce stricter limits on unregulated migration. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood heralded the removal as “an important first step,” promising that illegal entrants will be swiftly removed. Yet this action...