Nigel Farage today vowed to introduce US-style raids to track down illegal immigrants living in Britain.
It was part of a tough plan unveiled by the Reform UK leader to deport as many as 600,000 if he wins power.
Under the proposals set out by Mr Farage, immigration enforcement teams would stage 'large-scale raids' – similar to the crackdown by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Donald Trump – to 'relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants'.
He also revealed that women and children who arrive in the UK in small boats would be detained and removed as well as men, promising as many as five deportation flights taking off every day and returns deals sought with countries around the world, including even Taliban-run Afghanistan.
Mr Farage described the arrival of 180,000 people across the Channel since the crisis began as an 'invasion' and accused the UK and French governments of 'colluding in their support of criminal activity' because Border Force give life jackets back to the French so they can be re-used in future crossings.
