
NIGEL
FARAGE & JD VANCE, INCOMING US VICE PRESIDENT
Uncontrolled
immigration, as the deluge of asylum seekers and refugees in small
boats, is undermining the UK economy at the expense of the British
taxpayer. Genuine asylum seekers, those who have been persecuted in the
native country, should of course be afforded protection from torture or
execution.
That
said, there are myriad small boatloads of immigrants being illegally
trafficked, as people who are smuggled into the UK. Many of which have no claim to asylum at all. The UK being
seen as a soft touch, and virtual paradise to those starving in far off
lands. But starvation and lesser opportunities in other countries is not
grounds for being granted visas to stay in the UK on the grounds of
seeking asylum.
Indeed,
the virtual human avalanche, a constant flow of smuggled persons
claiming to be refugees, constitutes
a massive burden on the honest British taxpayer that is causing
significant economic inequity, and overcrowding in prisons. Trafficking
in humans is an illegal activity to be robustly resisted.
One
way of deterring traffickers might be to pre-empt landings with
dedicated 'At Sea' (coastguard) immigration border patrols, the job of these marine police being to
vet refugee asylum seekers as to genuine claims, and to discover if they have
paid human smugglers to transport them to the UK to pursue bogus claims,
which is of course suspect, and should carry large fines and
confiscation Orders. Together with instant deportations for those unable
to show just cause. Alternatively, boats of suspected traffickers, might
simply be turned away, or towed well into international waters, back
toward their ports of departure. As a mercy, such as not to have to
confiscate their vessels and imprison the victims of scammers, seeking
large sums with the promise of residency in the UK, even though such
claims may be unsupportable.
Genuine
asylum seekers, those able to provide solid evidence as to persecution
or torture, as may be discovered during early interviews at sea, may be
fast-tracked and provided temporary safe haven while their claims are
validated. Typically, requiring confirmation from the country of origin
as to criminal and employment records, etc.
The
RNLI should not be called into or allowed to interfere with the
dedicated waterborne border controls. Whereas, the RNLI should in all
suspect cases, call in the dedicated coastal marine police, for them to
be able to make the proper enquiries.
Satellite
and other tracking of suspect boats should be noted as evidence, where
there are known routes and entry points used for such unlawful purposes.
The
proposed Bill should be read alongside the draft: Asylum Seekers Employment Rights Bill
2025, Asylum
Seekers Pensions Integration Act 2025 (Bill), and Asylum Seekers Health Insurance Act 2025.
And please note, the proposal is not from any official political party.
Nor the Climate
Change Trust, but a volunteer guest writer.

PROPOSED DRAFT: COASTAL PROTECTION AND
ANTI-TRAFFICKING ACT 2025
Preamble: An Act to authorize coastal marine operations to intercept suspected human traffickers, confiscate their vessels, and return the occupants to their port of origin in order to protect the human rights and
sustainable economic security of existing British citizens, in United
Nations' Sustainability Development Goal (SDG) terms. Where the large
numbers of potential refugees seeking safe haven, not in other countries
closer to their homelands, but deliberately avoiding alternative asylum
in geographically more convenient locations, and navigating to the United Kingdom,
is statistically disproportionate, hence is unsupportable in a nation with
considerable national debt, housing shortages and long waiting lists,
agricultural import dependency, and a failing National Health Service (NHS)
with waiting lists of over a year for operations and other treatments. And
to make provision for and in connection with the removal from the United Kingdom of persons who have entered or arrived in
breach of immigration control; to make provision about detention for immigration purposes; to make provision about victims of slavery or human trafficking; to make provision about leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; to make provision about citizenship; to make provision about the inadmissibility of certain protection and certain human rights claims relating to immigration; to make provision about the maximum number of persons entering the United Kingdom annually using safe and legal routes; to make further provision about the credibility of claimants making asylum and human rights claims; and for connected purposes.
Sections:
1. Purpose of the Act:
a) To prevent human trafficking and unauthorized landings on UK soil.
b) To safeguard the human rights and economic security of British citizens.
c) To ensure lawful and humane treatment of intercepted individuals.
2. Definitions:
a) Suspected Human Traffickers: Individuals engaged in the illegal transportation of people across borders for exploitation.
b) Coastal Marine Operations: Authorized maritime patrols and enforcement actions within the UK's territorial waters and the 12-mile limit.
c) Port of Origin: The departure point of the intercepted vessel.
3. Interception and Confiscation:
a) Coastal marine operations are authorized to intercept vessels suspected of human trafficking within the 12-mile limit of UK territorial waters.
b)
To interview potential asylum seekers, to discover if there is a genuine
claim and to seek to identify paid smugglers.
c) Vessels found to be engaged in human trafficking shall be confiscated and held as evidence for legal proceedings.
4. Return of Occupants:
a) Occupants of intercepted vessels, including suspected human traffickers and individuals being trafficked, shall be humanely and safely returned to their port of origin.
b) Cooperation with international authorities shall be sought to ensure the safe return and protection of trafficked
individuals.
5. Legal and Human Rights Considerations:
a) All actions taken under this Act shall comply with international human rights laws and standards.
b) Legal representation and support shall be provided to intercepted individuals to ensure their rights are
upheld, provided they have proofs to substantiate claims to wars causing
displacement, torture or
other inhumane treatment in their country of origin.
c)
Suspected asylum seekers are to be treated with respect and dignity at
all times during 'at sea' interviews.
6. Protection of British Citizens:
a) Measures under this Act are intended to protect the economic security and human rights of
extant British citizens by preventing unauthorized and unscheduled landings
of small boats and their cargo and reducing the burden on public resources.
As per Article 8, an interference in the private and family life of UK
taxpayers.
b)
Measures under this Act are intended to restore economic sustainability
of the UK in United Nations' SGS terms, relieving the disproportionate
administrative and financial burdens at source.
7. Accountability and Oversight:
a) An independent oversight body shall be established to monitor the implementation of this Act and ensure compliance with legal and human rights standards.
b) Annual reports on the effectiveness and impact of this Act shall be published and made accessible to the public.
8. Funding and Resources:
a) The government shall allocate necessary funding and resources to support coastal marine operations,
to include satellite tracking of suspect small boats and the enforcement of this Act.
b) Training programs for maritime personnel on human rights and anti-trafficking measures shall be implemented.
c)
This training should include, as appropriate, volunteers and paid
members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI), who may
ordinarily be called to assist small boats in trouble at sea.
d)
Where RNLI boats intercept suspected small boat smuggling operations,
they should radio the dedicated coastal, at sea, border control centre
for immediate assistance.
e)
The RNLI should not seek to mediate or otherwise preempt proper
investigation by the dedicated marine border control force.
f)
The Coastguard should also be trained as in b) and C) above, such as to
increase cover of the UK's coastal borders, where such small boat
traffic is detected, should alert the dedicated 'at sea' border patrols
g)
As in f) above, the Royal Navy may also discover unauthorised entry into
British waters by small boats carrying suspected immigrants, claiming to
be asylum seekers. In all such cases the dedicated 'at sea' border patrol
in that location should be called in to take over interviews. Unless,
the RN vessel has onboard such trained interview personnel.
h)
By using all the maritime resources available in such fashion, the cost
of operating such 'at sea' interviews and investigations might be
contained and containable.
9. Effective Date:
This Act shall come into force six months after receiving Royal Assent.
10. Short Title:
This Act may be cited as the Coastal Protection and Anti-Trafficking Act 2025.

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previous charlatan's pothole
policies.
NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY 6 JULY 2022 - PROLIFIC SMALL BOATS PEOPLE SMUGGLING
NETWORK DISMANTLED AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL OPERATION
National Crime Agency officers have targeted members of a major criminal network suspected of involvement in the smuggling of up to 10,000 people into the UK.
Around 40 people have been arrested in a series of raids across Europe, as the NCA joined the biggest ever international operation targeting small boat people smugglers.
The operation is part of wide ranging NCA activity to dismantle criminal networks and disrupt their operating models.
It was coordinated by the NCA in the UK and by Europol and Eurojust across Europe, also involving partners in Belgium, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
NCA officers arrested six people in London, two of whom were detained on suspicion of conspiring to facilitate illegal immigration. Two other men were arrested for immigration offences while a man and woman were both detained on suspicion of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply.
Arrests were also made in Germany, the Netherlands and France.
Many of those arrested overseas were targeted as a result of evidence being supplied by the NCA to international partners.
The NCA deployed officers to Germany where more than 60 boats and 900 life jackets, which would have been used to transport people across the Channel, were recovered from a farm near Osnabruck. They will now be examined by NCA specialists.
Further boats, engines and life jackets were found in the Netherlands, along with pumps used to inflate dinghies. In total the operation saw 135 boats, 45 outboard engines and more than 1,200 life jackets seized.
NCA Deputy Director of Investigations Jacque Beer said:
“This international investigation is targeting one of the most significant and most prolific crime groups involved in supplying small boats and moving migrants across the Channel.
“The NCA has played a key role, which has been months in the planning. We worked closely with partners in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands to identify suspected members of this network.
“Criminal gangs involved in small boat crossings should know that we are committed to throwing the full weight of European law enforcement at curtailing your activities.”
The operation follows the arrest in May by NCA officers of a man living in London who is suspected of being a leading figure in the network. Hewa Rahimpur, aged 29 and originally from Iran, is wanted by the authorities in Belgium and now faces extradition from the UK.
He is accused of sourcing the boats in Turkey and having them delivered to locations in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. He would then direct other members of his criminal organisation to take them on to the northern French coast, from where migrants would be transported.
Those arrested for conspiring to facilitate illegal immigration in London yesterday were suspected customers of Rahimpur’s network, and were allegedly involved in orchestrating migrant movements and laundering the profits.
Others arrested overseas are suspected of being facilitators within the network.
One member of the network was wounded by a gunshot in a migrant camp in France in September 2021. This incident is allegedly linked to a subsequent attempted murder case in Osnabrück, Germany, on 13 November 2021.
Eurojust set up a coordination centre to enable rapid cooperation between the judicial authorities involved in the action day. Europol supported the operation by facilitating the information exchange and providing analytical support.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said:
“These arrests send a clear message to the criminal gangs who are preying on vulnerable people across Europe and beyond: we will stop at nothing to end your sordid trade, bring you to justice and save lives.
“This hugely significant operation once again shows the NCA and our international partners working diligently to dismantle people-smuggling networks. These callous individuals treat human lives as a commodity and we will continue to work with our partners to ensure that they feel the full force of our new, tougher laws designed to break their business model and suitably punish them for their despicable crimes.”
The operation is the latest phase of a range of activity undertaken by the NCA aimed at targeting criminal gangs involved in people smuggling.
In the last year the NCA has been involved in around 300 arrests related to organised immigration crime, both in the UK and overseas, and is currently leading more than 60 investigations into organised immigration crime.
Since the NCA established a Joint Intelligence Cell (JIC) with French law enforcement, which sees UK officers based in France specifically targeting small boat people smugglers, at least 21 organised criminal groups have been dismantled in France.
NCA Deputy Director of Threat Leadership Andrea Wilson said:
“People smugglers risk vulnerable people’s lives for the pursuit of profit, and targeting them is priority for the NCA.
“We’re doing this through working closely with partners to arrest and prosecute people smugglers where we can, both in the UK and abroad.
“We are also disrupting their supply of vessels, closing social media accounts advertising their services, and targeting financial transactions.”
“Our intelligence tells us that this is having an impact.”
In March 2022 the NCA reissued an appeal to the UK maritime industry to raise awareness of how they might be targeted by OCGs looking to source boats or equipment.
Vendors were asked to report suspicions or unusual purchases of untreated plywood boards, PVC tarpaulin sheets and duct tape. These materials are often used by people smugglers to re-inforce or modify inflatables used in attempted crossings.
The previous December the NCA announced agreement on an action plan with social media companies, which has resulted in greater collaboration against crime groups using social media to recruit, communicate and advertise a range of services to migrants.
Since it came into effect the NCA has worked with the platforms to have more than 1,400 posts, pages or accounts advertising organised immigration crime services removed.
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