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London: United Kingdom (UK) immigration officials have arrested 11 men and one woman. He was arrested by immigration authorities on suspicion of working illegally in a bedding factory and a cake factory and violating visa conditions. All 12 persons hold Indian citizenship.
Immigration officers arrested him on suspicion of working illegally and breaching visa conditions after receiving a tip-off, according to a statement from the UK Home Office. All 12 persons hold Indian citizenship.
According to a statement from the UK Home Office, immigration enforcement officers raided the bedding factory after receiving a tip-off. The factory is based in the West Midlands. There was information that illegal work was going on in this factory. The Home Office said that seven of the people arrested for illegal acts had Indian citizenship. The Home Office statement further said that four more Indians were arrested from a nearby cake factory. He had violated the terms of the visa. One in four Indians were employed illegally. An Indian woman accused of committing an immigration offense has been arrested at her home and immigration officials plan to raid more locations.
The four Indians were detained pending a decision on whether they would be deported from Britain or sent back to India. While eight others were released on bail. Officials said these eight Indians will have to appear at the Home Office on a regular basis.
Both bed and cake factories will face heavy fines if found to be engaging in illegal employment and failing to conduct relevant pre-employment checks.
“This operation is a clear example of how we are being more proactive in enforcing immigration laws in different parts of the country,” said Michael Tom Linson, minister at the ministry that oversees the fight against illegal migration. Will not hesitate to take action and expel from the country those employees who do not have the right to live or work here.
Since February this year, fines for employers employing illegal workers have been tripled, from GBP 15,000 to GBP 45,000 per illegal worker for first-time violators, and to GBP 45,000 for repeat violators within three years. Increased from 45,000 GBP to 20,000 GBP to 60,000 GBP.