29 h. ago Judge orders US to halt deportation of hundreds of Guatemalan children

Washington judge says unaccompanied children cannot be deported for at least 14 days as legal process unfoldsA US judge on Sunday ordered an emergency halt to a plan by the Trump administration to deport a group of nearly 700 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after immigrant advocates lawyers called the plan “illegal”.Attorneys for 10 Guatemalan minors, ages 10 to 17, said in court papers filed late on Saturday that there were reports that planes were set to take off within hours for the Central American country. But a federal judge in Washington said those children couldn’t be deported for at least 14 days, and after a hastily scheduled hearing on Sunday, she enforced that they needed to be taken off the planes and back to the Office of Refugee Resettlement facilities while the legal process plays out. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago JB Pritzker calls for ‘all to stand up’ to Trump’s immigration crackdown in Chicago

President is preparing for controversial federal takeover of US city in crusade against immigration ‘sanctuary cities’Illinois’s governor JB Pritzker has called on “all to stand up” to Donald Trump as the US president prepares to launch a federally led immigration crackdown across Chicago, a plan which has been met with widespread backlash from local leaders and the public.Pritzker’s comments come as White House officials vow to target Chicago next in its sweeping immigration crackdowns across the country. Recently, the White House requested that a US military base on the outskirts of Chicago assist with immigration operations as the Trump administration plans a broader takeover of Democratic-run “sanctuary cities”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago PETER HITCHENS: Farage's mass deportation plans are not extreme

On Tuesday, the Reform UK leader announced 'Operation Restoring Justice' - his party's plan to deport all illegal immigrants and leave the ECHR.

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5 d. ago Britain has the most illegal migrants in Europe: How the country is lagging behind Continental neighbours in bid to tackle migrant crisis

The Reform UK leader vowed to deport as many as 600,000 people if he wins power after detaining them in 'large-scale raids' - an echo of the crackdown by US president Donald Trump.

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5 d. ago Elon Musk backs Tommy Robinson and blasts Nigel Farage as Reform pledges to deport 600,000 migrants

The SpaceX billionaire branded Farage ‘weak sauce who will do nothing’ in a scathing attack

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5 d. ago Are you shocked by Farage's mass deportation plans? Take our poll and have your say

Nigel Farage’s vow to deport 600,000 asylum seekers, expand detention centres and plans to lock-up women and children have sparked much outrage and disbelief

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5 d. ago Farage branded ‘disastrous’ and ‘damaging’ by SNP over immigration plans

Stephen Gethins hit out after the Reform UK leader unveiled plans to deport up to 600,000 asylum seekers in a year.

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage to visit Scotland today after launching plan to deport illegal immigrants

The Reform UK leader is expected to hold a press conference during a trip to the east of Scotland.

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6 d. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: At last! A politician who sees the enormity of the problems caused by mass uncontrolled immigration

Nigel Farage's press conference yesterday was an extraordinary political event. The leader of Reform UK did not so much tear up the rule book as incinerate it.

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage's plans to deport 600k asylum seekers a 'fantasy', says Scots Labour MP

Reform UK announced on Tuesday that it would seek to deport up to 600,000 asylum seekers in its first parliament if elected to government.

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6 d. ago Why Nigel Farage’s ‘fag packet’ migrant deportation plans don’t add up

Nigel Farage claims he would deport 600,000 asylum seekers in the first term of a Reform government and ramp up detentions of those who come here illegally. But the numbers don’t quite add up, as Alicja Hagopian and Millie Cooke report

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6 d. ago 4 main things we've learnt from Nigel Farage's speech on deportation

The party believes it can realistically deport 600,000 asylum seekers in its first five years, but Labour has said the idea of being able to secure necessary returns agreements with certain countries was 'for the birds'

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6 d. ago Why Nigel Farage’s migrant deportation plans don’t quite add up

Nigel Farage claims he would deport 600,000 asylum seekers in the first term of a Reform government and ramp up detentions of those who come here illegally. But the numbers don’t quite add up, as Alicja Hagopian and Millie Cooke report

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6 d. ago Voices: Finally! Nigel Farage concedes that there’s no easy solution to the migrant question

According to its thin and unconvincing immigration plan, Reform UK expects the British government to pay the Taliban and the Iranian regime to take back its asylum seekers – and yet the party still has no answers for many crucial questions, says John Rentoul

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage vows to deport 600,000 asylum seekers if Reform UK wins power as he warns Channel migrant 'invasion' is a 'threat to public order'

In a speech in Oxfordshire this morning, Mr Farage unveiled his party's 'Operation Restoring Justice' proposals to tackle the Channel migrant crisis.

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6 d. ago DARREN LEWIS: 'Fearmonger Farage's immigration plan is a manifesto of hate

Nigel Farage unveiled Reform's £2billion plans to deport hundreds of thousands of people should he ever arrive in Downing Street. He is the biggest single threat to the unity of this country, writes Darren Lewis

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6 d. ago Reform could deport 600,000 asylum seekers under immigration plan

Nigel Farage has warned of a ‘genuine threat to public order’ without action to tackle illegal migration.

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6 d. ago Children to be deported under Reform’s plan to tackle migration, Nigel Farage says

Some 600,000 asylum seekers could be deported in the first parliament of a Reform UK government, Reform leader indicates

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage accused of ‘ripping up’ human rights laws after unveiling plans for mass deportations

Farage announces policies to deport 600,000 aslyum seekers, including women and children, if Reform UK wins the next electionFarage said the mood around the country is a mix of “total despair” and “rising anger”. Without significant action from the government then he sad he fears the anger “will grow”.Farage said:In fact, I think there is now, as a result of this, a genuine threat to public order and that is the very last thing that we want. And I have been saying of course for a long time that it is a growing threat to our national security. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Farage warns of ‘threat to public order’ without action on illegal migration

Some 600,000 asylum seekers could be deported in the first parliament of a Reform UK government, Nigel Farage indicated.

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