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Nigel Farage's Plans to Put Our Democracy on ICE

What is happening under Trump could very quickly happen in the UK too

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Adam Bienkov
Jan 31, 2026
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When America sneezes, the world catches a cold.

And as Trump’s administration starts arresting journalists and shooting protesters in the street, we have to ask how much of what we’re now seeing over in the States, will be heading our way soon.

These fears have only been heightened by the continued rise of Nigel Farage.

The Reform leader is not only a huge admirer of the US President, but also shares much of his political agenda.

At the core of that agenda is his commitment to deport at least 600,000 people in the first years of a Reform Government.

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To put this into context, that’s the equivalent of the population of an entire city the size of Glasgow, or Sheffield, being forcibly removed from the country.

The idea that this could be achieved without the sort of violence and chaos currently being waged on the streets of America is for the birds.

Already Farage is refusing to condemn the horrific scenes we are seeing there.

Asked this week about Trump’s ICE immigration agents killing US nurse Alex Pretti, Farage told GB News that while it may have been “over the top”, Pretti was at fault for having a gun on him.

Farage’s reluctance is no accident.

Not only is such state violence the logical conclusion of Reform’s own plans, but it is also something many in the party are now openly calling for.

Here’s how Farage’s Britain could very quickly start to resemble what we are seeing under Trump.

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