Badenoch Unveils Plan to Deport 150,000 Illegal Migrants Annually
Reported by David Joshua | Sele Media Africa

At the 2025 Conservative Party conference in Manchester, UK opposition leader Kemi Badenoch announced a sweeping new immigration policy featuring a proposed “Removals Force” modeled after the U.S. ICE agency. The force would aim to detain and deport 150,000 people per year who are in the UK illegally. [1]

Key Features of the Plan
•⁠ ⁠The Removals Force would be given £1.6 billion in funding and “sweeping new powers,” including unannounced facial recognition checks. [2]
•⁠ ⁠It would work in close cooperation with police to conduct immigration checks during stops or arrests. [3]
•⁠ ⁠The proposal includes a crackdown on the asylum system: only those persecuted by a foreign state would qualify, and legal aid and appeals in immigration cases would be limited or removed. [1]
•⁠ ⁠Badenoch suggested withdrawing the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and abolishing the Human Rights Act to remove legal obstacles. [2]

Political Context & Responses
•⁠ ⁠The plan arrives amid declining poll numbers for the Conservatives and pressure from Reform UK to adopt harsher immigration policies. [2]
•⁠ ⁠Labour and civil rights groups have criticized the proposal as draconian, warning that it would erode human rights and risk unlawful deportations. [2]
•⁠ ⁠Home Office statistics show that in 2025, over 34,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats — prompting the Conservatives to argue for urgent reforms. [3]

This ambitious blueprint marks one of the toughest immigration stances put forward by a UK political leader in recent years. Whether it gains parliamentary support or faces legal challenges remains to be seen.

Source:
•⁠ ⁠Guardian: Tories to pledge removals force to deport 150,000 migrants [1]
•⁠ ⁠FT: Badenoch proposes US-style deportation strategy [2]
•⁠ ⁠Sky News: Conservatives pledge ICE‑style removals force
Citations:

1. The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/04/tories-to-pledge-to-create-immigration-taskforce-modelled-on-trumps-ice?utm_source=chatgpt.com
2. Financial Times: www.ft.com/content/886620ef-d0f1-4d3d-bf1c-2fb3b7bdf940?utm_source=chatgpt.com
3. ITVX: www.itv.com/news/2025-10-04/conservatives-pledge-uk-version-of-ice-to-detain-and-deport-illegal-immigrants?utm_source=chatgpt.com
4. Sky News: news.sky.com/story/conservative-party-pledges-1-6bn-ice-style-removals-force-to-deport-150-000-illegal-migrants-a-year-13444647?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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