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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Athena Stavrou

Farage unveils radical plan to deport foreign criminals to El Salvador

El Salvador Nigel Farage Prison Reform UK
  • Reform UK has announced plans to deport all foreign national prisoners in the UK to countries such as El Salvador and Kosovo, with party leader Nigel Farage opening talks on renting prison spaces.
  • The proposal, echoing an agreement struck by US President Donald Trump with El Salvador, aims to free up prison capacity in the UK.
  • Human rights charities have strongly condemned the policy, warning that outsourcing the UK prison system to countries with poor human rights records risks breaching international laws against torture.
  • Mr Farage is also set to pledge the creation of 12,000 new prison spaces via temporary ‘Nightingale’ prisons, alongside an end to early release schemes for dangerous offenders.
  • A Labour spokesperson rejected Reform UK's plans, claiming they lack serious solutions to prison overcrowding and saying that the government is already accelerating deportations and building new cells.

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Reform pledge to deport foreign criminals to El Salvador leaves them at risk of torture, charities warn

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