"The Conservatives will pledge to create a new immigration taskforce modelled on Donald Trump's controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency, the Guardian understands. The party's leader, Kemi Badenoch, is expected to announce the policy on Sunday as it heads into its annual conference following a year of historic low poll ratings. The proposed removals force would be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in a bid to tackle illegal immigration."
"Badenoch will say that the taskforce would be given 1.6bn and sweeping new powers if the Conservatives win the next election. This would include the ability to use facial recognition technology without warning to help identify those eligible for removal from the UK. Under the plans, the taskforce would be expected to work closely with the police. Officers would be required to conduct immigration checks on everyone they stop or arrest, Badenoch is expected to add."
"Badenoch will say that the Ice model has proved to be a successful approach in removing migrants who have illegally entered the US. Ice removed nearly 200,000 people in the first seven months of Trump's second presidency, US media reported. However, it has also faced widespread criticism, both for arresting legal migrants and allegedly targeting people on the grounds of their race."
The Conservative Party will create an immigration taskforce modelled on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The removals force would target deporting 150,000 people a year and receive £1.6bn plus sweeping powers if Conservatives win the next election. The taskforce would be allowed to use facial recognition technology without warning and would work closely with the police. Police officers would be required to conduct immigration checks on everyone they stop or arrest. Supporters cite ICE's removal record, including nearly 200,000 removals in the first seven months of Trump's second presidency. Critics point to arrests of legal migrants and allegations of racial targeting. Channel crossings have reached 34,401 so far this year.
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