# Reform UK plan to return asylum seekers using navy ‘dangerous in practice’

https://mins.news/en/item/13974

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-05 10:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/5/reform-uk-plan-to-return-asylum-seekers-using-navy-dangerous-in-practice?traffic_source=rss

> Nigel Farage’s party has proposed “Operation Fortress” as a way to stop migrants it describes as “invading.” Experts have condemned the plan as unrealistic. They also warn that using the navy to return asylum seekers could be dangerous in practice. The proposal has therefore drawn criticism over both its feasibility and implementation.

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