Key facts
- Nigel Farage believes charities aiding asylum seekers should face criminal prosecution.
- Farage described asylum seekers as "literally an invasion" posing "enormous harm."
- He accused NGOs of aiding and abetting criminality.
- Farage has previously criticized the RNLI for its role in Channel rescues.
- He expressed concern about the impact of Muslim asylum seekers on Western countries.
- Farage suggested that failure to address migration could lead to illegality of content like Benny Johnson's podcast in the UK.
Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK's Reform UK party, has stated that charities and volunteers who assist asylum seekers in reaching the UK should face potential criminal prosecution. In an interview with rightwing US podcaster Benny Johnson, Farage described the arrival of asylum seekers in small boats as "literally an invasion of people who could cause us enormous harm."
Farage elaborated on his stance, asserting that NGOs, particularly those funded by taxpayers, have "aided and abetted criminality in absolutely every way." He characterized individuals involved with these organizations as "deluded – deluded, hard-left socialist Marxists, who don’t believe in countries, don’t believe in borders, don’t believe in identities, are intent on destroying everything that exists."