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Zia Yusuf, the Shadow Home Affairs Secretary for Reform UK, has announced plans to create a dedicated agency responsible for coordinating the deportation of illegal migrants, describing this as a top priority for a future Reform government. In his inaugural speech in this role, Yusuf outlined the establishment of a UK Deportation Command designed to carry out a campaign known as Operation Restoring Justice, with an aim to detain approximately 24,000 illegal migrants. The agency would focus on locating, apprehending, and deporting all undocumented individuals living in the UK, temporarily housing them in modular accommodations and operating as many as five return flights daily.
Addressing a press conference in Dover alongside the party leader Nigel Farage, Yusuf emphasized the urgency of the situation, characterizing recent migrant arrivals as an “invasion” and expressing that public patience has worn thin. He highlighted that nearly 200,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in the last eight years, a figure he compared to the number of troops that landed on D-Day. Yusuf detailed plans for mass deportations using chartered aircraft, noting that to prevent delays, a standby RAF plane would be ready in case of mechanical failures, ensuring that flights depart on schedule.
Financially, Yusuf stated on BBC Breakfast that the deportation initiative is projected to cost around £2 billion annually, which he argued is relatively small compared to the current expenditure on accommodating illegal migrants. He suggested the program would be self-funding over time. Additionally, he proposed diplomatic measures to address challenges with countries like Pakistan, which refuse to accept deported nationals, by potentially restricting their visa access unless they cooperate in accepting returns. Pakistan was specifically called out for having the highest rates of overstaying UK visas among nationals and for regularly rejecting deportees.
Beyond immigration enforcement, Yusuf called for legislation to protect British cultural heritage. This includes preventing historic churches from being repurposed as mosques or other places of worship, a measure he described as necessary for preserving cultural identity. Furthermore, Yusuf expressed his support for banning all face coverings in public, including the burka, marking a change from his previous position. He argued that such a ban would aid social integration and improve public safety. On welfare, Yusuf emphasized prioritizing British citizens by proposing restrictions on welfare benefits, pointing to the £15 billion spent recently on Universal Credit as excessive. The announcements sparked reactions from politicians across parties, with Labour defending existing visa and asylum policies and Conservatives aligning partially with Yusuf’s call for decisive action on migration issues
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