Reform UK proposes deporting foreign prisoners to El Salvador and Kosovo

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Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has proposed a plan to deport approximately 10,000 foreign national offenders from British prisons to third countries to combat severe overcrowding. The party is exploring agreements to rent prison capacity in nations such as El Salvador and Kosovo, suggesting that such arrangements could cost half as much as housing inmates within the UK.

To facilitate this, Reform UK chairman Lee Anderson is expected to lead a delegation to El Salvador in the coming months to hold discussions with President Nayib Bukele’s government regarding the potential use of the country's high-security facilities, including the Terrorism Confinement Center. The party also intends to build temporary, pop-up “Nightingale prisons” to create additional domestic capacity.

Human rights organizations and charities have criticized the proposal, warning that deporting prisoners to countries with poor human rights records could violate international laws against torture and inhuman treatment. Critics have compared the plan to the controversial Rwanda asylum scheme, noting that many of the targeted individuals may still be on remand awaiting trial.

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El Salvador · Lee Anderson · Nayib Bukele · Nigel Farage · Reform UK · Zia Yusuf

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[○ 1 SOURCE] Human rights groups warn that deporting prisoners to El Salvador could violate international laws against torture. ca.news.yahoo.com
[● 5 SOURCES] Reform UK plans to build temporary Nightingale-style prisons to create additional capacity. www.gbnews.com · londonlovesbusiness.com · diariodistrito.sapo.pt · thevaultznews.com · ca.news.yahoo.com
[● 9 SOURCES] The party intends to rent prison capacity in countries such as El Salvador and Kosovo. www.gbnews.com · www.lne.es · londonlovesbusiness.com · diariodistrito.sapo.pt · thevaultznews.com · +4 more
[● 2 SOURCES] The party estimates that renting prison space in third countries would cost half as much as housing inmates in the UK. www.lne.es · tv21.tv
[● 9 SOURCES] Reform UK proposes to deport approximately 10,000 foreign national offenders from British prisons to third countries. www.gbnews.com · www.lne.es · londonlovesbusiness.com · diariodistrito.sapo.pt · thevaultznews.com · +4 more
[● 7 SOURCES] Reform UK chairman Lee Anderson will lead a delegation to El Salvador to discuss prison rental agreements. www.gbnews.com · londonlovesbusiness.com · thevaultznews.com · ca.news.yahoo.com · www.stiripesurse.ro · +2 more
[● 2 SOURCES] Reform UK plans to ensure that deported individuals are never allowed to return to the United Kingdom. www.lne.es · tv21.tv
[● 6 SOURCES] The proposal aims to prevent the early release of prisoners caused by overcrowding in the UK. www.gbnews.com · www.lne.es · londonlovesbusiness.com · thevaultznews.com · tv21.tv · +1 more