Reform UK's policy on irregular immigration of "detect, detain, deport" has been widely criticised on legal and moral grounds. But Alan Manning looks at the practical difficulties with enacting this policy and finds that they will be highly costly, involve sending money to authoritarian regimes, and have uncertain results.

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9 September 2025

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LSE British Politics and Policy

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/the-problems-with-reform-uks-immigration-policy/

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