Nigel Farage’s Reform Party has unveiled a plan to build immigration detention centers in areas that support open borders policies, while pledging not to build centers in areas with Reform MPs or Reform-led councils.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: On Sunday, Nigel Farage’s Reform pledged to build immigration detention centers in areas that vote for the Green Party, the far-left party led by Zack Polanski, which supports mass immigration and open borders. Reform argues that its proposal ensures migration policy is fair and democratic. 📺 DETAIL: The plan involves constructing facilities capable of simultaneously detaining up to 24,000 migrants, nearly ten times the current capacity of immigration removal centers, within 18 months. This is part of a wider strategy to deport one million migrants over five years. Those identified for deportation will be offered financial assistance to leave voluntarily or will face detention. Reform has pledged not to build these centers in areas represented by Reform Members of Parliament (MPs) or Reform-led councils (local governments). The party argues that building the centers in places that vote for open borders, and not building them in places that vote for controlled immigration, ensures that the program remains democratic and fair. “Put simply, if you vote in a Reform council or a Reform MP, we guarantee you will not have a migrant detention center near you. However, if you vote Green, there’s a very good chance that you will. This way, everyone gets what they vote for,” said Zia Yusuf, Reform’s Home Affairs spokesman, in a social media post. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “This is the fairest approach to ensuring democratic consent for all aspects of our mass deportation program.” – Zia Yusuf, Reform UK Home Affairs Spokesman. 📺 FLASHBACK: Housing asylum seekers costs Britain around £15 million (~$20.3 million) per day. Even when their applications are rejected, asylum seekers regularly remain in the country, often for several years. Many are never deported despite having no legal standing to be in the country. Illegal immigrants are often housed at taxpayers’ expense despite having criminal records. Notably, many commit crimes while waiting for their applications to be reviewed. |
Important new Reform policy: pic.twitter.com/y9R9P5Gqyt
— Zia Yusuf (@ZiaYusufUK) May 3, 2026
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