MIGRANTS who arrive in Britain by small boat from TODAY will be detained and processed for deportation within 28 days.
In a huge clampdown to stop the country “being taken for a ride”, illegal migrants will be held by Border Force for the same length as terror suspects.
Any migrant who arrives in Britain by boat from TODAY will be banned from ever claiming asylum in the UK
Suella Braverman introduced the new Illegal Migration Bill to MPs in the Commons today
The move risks a major clash with the European Convention of Human Rights – but Home Secretary Suella Braverman vowed she’s up for the fight.
Unveiling the government’s new Illegal Migration Bill in the Commons, she praised Brits for being a “famously a fair and patient people”.
But she added for too long “their sense of fair play has been tested beyond its limits”.
Ms Braverman said: “Anyone entering this country illegally, will be detained and swiftly removed. No ifs, no buts.
“The law-abiding patriotic majority have said: Enough is enough.
“This cannot and will not continue. Their government – this government – must act decisively.”
The long-awaited Bill will be applied retrospectively for all small boat arrivals — even though the new law could take months to pass.
Under it, only under-18s and the genuinely sick will be allowed to apply for asylum in the UK.
All other arrivals will be deported home or to a safe third-country like Rwanda.
And they’ll be banned from ever living in the UK.
While they wait for return trips, holiday parks, student digs, military accommodation and even cruise ships will be used to house migrants instead of expensive four and five-star hotels.
The legislation, published after months of delay, will openly accept it risks breaching the Human Rights Act — teeing up a huge fight with Labour and pro-open borders activists and lawyers.
A little known “Section 19B Statement” will be attached to the law — in which ministers acknowledge they risk breaking commitments made under the ECHR and written into the British statue book.
This so-called “Strasbourg Brake” will allow specific parts of the Human Rights Act to be “disapplied” when it comes to policing the UK’s borders.
Meanwhile, an annual legal refugee intake cap will be determined by MPs.
The limit will ensure an “orderly system, considering Local Authority capacity for housing, public services, and support”.
