Britain's Reform Party to propose visa ban for Afghan citizens if no cooperation on deportations

Zia Yusuf, internal affairs head of Britain's Reform Party, is set to announce on Monday that the party will halt visa issuance for citizens of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Syria if those countries do not cooperate with Britain on returning "illegal" migrants, according to a GB News report.

This measure forms part of the party's plan to deport more than 600,000 migrants "without legal documents." Yusuf is also expected to outline the party's programs in case of victory in general elections and criticize the Labor Party's border enforcement efforts.

The broader immigration strategy proposes paying asylum seekers 2,500 pounds for voluntary return flights to home countries or third countries such as Rwanda or Albania. Migrants awaiting deportation would be housed in former military bases, which the party claims could accommodate 24,000 people within 18 months at a cost of 2.5 billion pounds.

Yusuf's speech will also advocate "zero tolerance" toward Islamist extremism. Since Labor's 2024 election win, over 58,000 "illegal" migrants and foreign criminals have left Britain, mostly voluntarily.

[Note: Source body includes unrelated snippets on other topics such as a claimed attack in Kunduz, Japanese aid via WFP, and condemnations of Pakistani airstrikes by former Afghan officials including Hamid Karzai, Nasir Ahmad Faiq, Abdullah Abdullah, Shah Mahmoud Miakhel, Khoshal Saadat, and Omar Zakhilwal. These are not synthesized into the primary story matching the source title.]