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Reform UK Proposes Detention Centres in Green-run Councils

5/12/2026

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Reform UK announced it will place new migrant detention centres in councils won by the Green Party.
The party claims the Greens support an infinite number of undocumented men entering the UK.
Reform UK’s mapping lists Norwich, Waltham Forest, Hackney and Hastings as potential sites.
The Mass Deportation Detention Act would bar detainees from leaving, permit deportation after two weeks, and give the Home Secretary power to override council objections.

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Reform UK announced it will place new migrant detention centres in councils won by the Green Party.
The party claims the Greens support an infinite number of undocumented men entering the UK.
Reform UK’s mapping lists Norwich, Waltham Forest, Hackney and Hastings as potential sites.
The Mass Deportation Detention Act would bar detainees from leaving, permit deportation after two weeks, and give the Home Secretary power to override council objections.