In a fiery critique, the Trump administration has turned its gaze on Britain’s handling of migrant crime, sparking a diplomatic storm with its latest demands.
The Trump administration has launched a blistering attack on Britain’s failure to tackle the migrant crime crisis, ordering American diplomats to collect damning data on offences committed by immigrants in the UK.
In a scathing cable sent to embassies last week, the White House accused both Conservative and Labour politicians of repeatedly letting down voters on immigration.
The explosive memo, sent to American missions across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, demanded a review of “human rights abuses” committed by migrants in host countries.
But in a sign of the Trump administration’s growing frustration with Britain’s border struggles, the UK was singled out as an egregious example of alleged failure to curb migration and tolerance of “organised rape gangs.”
British people “let down” by politicians
A senior US State Department official pulled no punches, declaring that the British people had voted for “reform” of mass migration but had been repeatedly “let down” by their politicians.
“The British government in particular, time and time again we’ve seen governments — whether it be Conservative governments, Labour governments — say that they’re going to take action to solve the mass migration crisis,” the official said.
“And time and time again, despite the people continuously voting for a resolution or at least some sort of relief from the pressures of mass migration, nothing has really happened.”
Trump has launched a blistering attack on Britain’s failure to tackle the migrant crime (Image: Getty)
Violent crime and human rights abuses linked to migrants
The official highlighted disturbing increases in sexual assaults and violent attacks, particularly on women and young girls, by people of migrant backgrounds across Europe. “Everything from violent rape gangs and organised rape gangs in the United Kingdom to targeting of young girls in other countries. We also see instances of human trafficking, antisemitic and anti-Christian attacks, largely by people of radical Islamic backgrounds,” they said.
President Trump has deployed the US military to America’s southern border, resulting in a sharp decrease in illegal crossings from Mexico to their lowest level since 1970. During his state visit to Windsor in September, Trump advised Sir Keir Starmer to follow suit and deploy the British armed forces to the Channel to prevent small boat crossings.
‘Mass migration is a human rights issue’
A US State Department spokesman underscored the gravity of the situation, stating: “The United States is deeply concerned about rising violent crime and human rights abuses linked to migrants that threatens public safety and social cohesion across the world.
“Mass migration is a human rights issue. It regularly leads to a rise in violent crimes and human rights concerns including human trafficking, sexual assault, displacement of local populations, antisemitic and anti-Christian attacks, and the breakdown of law and order.”
The Trump administration ramped up pressure on Britain to confront its migrant influx (Image: Getty)
Trump administration’s fondness for UK tinged with regret
Senior members of the Trump administration have often expressed their fondness for the UK while lamenting the effects of immigration on Britain, highlighting the grooming gangs scandals in Rotherham, Oxford, and other parts of the country.
Vice-President JD Vance, who spent his summer holiday in the Cotswolds, has described the UK as an “Islamist country” and said immigration had undercut wages.
Rotherham survivor seeks meeting with Trump and Vance
Sammy Woodhouse, a survivor of the Rotherham grooming gang, revealed this week that she is seeking a meeting with Trump and Vance to discuss the institutional failures and attack on free speech surrounding the scandal.
In an Instagram post, Woodhouse said she had “contacted the White House requesting a meeting with the president and JD Vance to discuss grooming gangs in the UK, institutional failures, and the attack on free speech”. She added: “I’m being censored more now than ever. We cannot leave this to our governments.”
As the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Britain to confront its migrant crime epidemic, the spotlight falls on Sir Keir Starmer to deliver the immigration reform voters have long demanded. With the White House watching closely, the stakes couldn’t be higher for the embattled prime minister.
