Reform UK Proposes UK Deportation Command to Increase Migrant Removals

Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has proposed creating a UK Deportation Command modeled after the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport up to 288,000 migrants annually. The party views immigration as a national security issue and plans an Illegal Migration Mass Deportation Act to compel deportations and limit judicial intervention. Labour, currently governing, counters that it is already addressing immigration and criticizes Reform's approach as divisive. Channel crossings have increased, with over 41,000 asylum seekers arriving in 2025.