On Tuesday , Belfast saw its third major anti‑immigration riot in as many years, climaxing in an attempted beheading that sparked outrage across the UK. In response , Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf called for a blanket visa ban on Sudan and a nationwide plan to deport all illegal migrants.

Nigel Farage Calls for Blanket Sudan Visa Ban

Farage announced that a Reform government would “issue a ban on visas for anyone from Sudan,” linking the Belfast attack directly to what he described as “horrific consequences” of current immigration policy. The party’s statement, as reported by the source, frames the ban as a swift security measure rather than a diplomatic response.

Operation Restoring Justice: Five‑Year Deportation Command

Reform UK’s Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf outlined “Operation Restoring Justice,” a five‑year emergency program to identify, detain, and deport all illegal migrants. The plan includes building Secure Immigration Removal Centres for up to 24,000 detainees and chartering up to five deportation flights per day, according to the party’s policy brief.

Belfast’s Third Anti‑Immigration Riot in Three Years

The Belfast disturbance marked the city’s third major anti‑immigration riot in three years, with the previous one occurring exactly one year earlier. Masked groups targeted migrant housing, public transport and police, a pattern the source says reflects growing public frustration with Labour’s immigration stance.

Security Watchdog Flags Immigrant‑Linked Violence

Jonathan Hall, head of the UK’s independent terrorism watchdog, described the attempted beheading as “extraordinarily destabilizing” and warned that recent immigrant‑linked violence poses a national security threat. Reform UK cited this assessment to bolster its claim that migration is a security issue, as noted in the source.

Will the Sudan Visa Ban Survive Legal Challenge?

The proposed blanket ban raises immediate legal questions, including potential breaches of international refugee obligations and EU‑derived human‑rights law. The source does not provide government response, leaving it unclear whether the ban could be implemented without court intervention.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned the Belfast violence and accused Labour leader Keir Starmer of “denial of the rising despair” across the UK, while Starmer retorted that Reform was exploiting the incident for political gain.. Both sides, as the source notes, are using the episode to sharpen their immigration narratives ahead of upcoming elections.