Hundreds of migrants arrested in New Year illegal worker blitz
News / Mon 10th Feb 2025 at 10:19am
HUNDREDS of migrants have been arrested since the start of this year as part of a UK-wide crackdown on illegal working, the government has said reports the BBC.
Enforcement teams raided 828 premises including nail bars, car washes, and restaurants and made 609 arrests – a 73% increase from January 2024 and the highest figure for any January on record.
Officials say many migrants are drawn in by false promises about their ability to live and work in the UK, which leads them to “risk their lives by crossing the Channel”.
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David Forman
2025-02-10 10:30:12
The one missing detail from this report is how many of those people arrested were actuly modern day slaves? Numerous official reports have highlighted car washes for people trafficking and modern day slavery. Let's hope the enforcement teams are clued up.
David Forman
2025-02-10 10:35:35
The official GOV.UK press release states: "In reality, illegal working is inextricably linked to squalid living conditions, little to no pay and inhumane working hours." See GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-wide-blitz-on-illegal-working-to-strengthen-border-security#:~:text=Throughout%20January%20alone%2C%20Immigration%20Enforcement,just%20352%20the%20previous%20year.
James Gamble
2025-02-10 12:21:46
Hundreds of workers, what about the companies that imploy them? We are arresting traffickers and locking them up, so why not lock up these company owners?
Tracey
2025-02-10 17:29:36
Next arrest the tax evading White Van Men who pick them up to DIY store car parks and pay them cash in hand for a day's work.
Peter Lamb
2025-02-10 23:43:53
Maybe if our Government controlled our borders effectively this wouldn't happen
geoff turner
2025-02-11 08:52:55
peter lamb i couldn't have put it better myself and that's why the figures have rose
Realist
2025-02-11 16:04:45
Makes you laugh, did all this in January, got the headline they wanted, and now they will most probably hide back in there little box and do nothing for the rest of the year, saying let’s do this again next January, To make us look good again. RIGHT
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