The French government is investigating just how some 124 illegal immigrants on the island of Corsica last Friday and have launched a massive hunt for the trafficking gang that appears to have abandoned them there. Though a common sight on the Italian islands close to North Africa, immigrants travelling via French territory have traditionally been [...]

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Last week saw UK Border Agency official raid the Memory Lane Cake shop in Cardiff’s Maes y Coad late Tuesday evening. Following the raid one illegal immigrant will be deported from Britain and three arrests in total were made.
Of the three arrests, one of them – an Iraqi national – was discovered to be remaining [...]

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Officers from the UK Border Agency have netted a total of five immigration offenders in a series of raids across Colchester and Ipswich at suspected brothels.
On the 23rd of November the UKBA led a joint operation in conjunction with Suffolk and Essex police, the Metropolitan Police Clubs and the Department for Work and Pensions which [...]

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Military-style unmanned drone aircraft could soon be seen in the ranks of the UK police force as the fight against drug smugglers and illegal immigrants continues along Britain’s coastline.
The drones or Unmanned Autonomous Systems (UAS) have been employed by British armed forces in order to monitor enemy action in Afghanistan. The new proposal would see [...]

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The UK Border Agency has announced that it has discovered three illegal immigrants who were found to be hiding out inside a lorry load of vodka. The lorry was on its way to its drop-off point in Nottingham.
The lorry was stopped by UKBA officers based in Calais where three men of Iranian descent were prevented [...]

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The historic market town of Newark in Nottinghamshire has become the latest location of efforts by British immigration officials to eliminate the practice of employing illegal immigrants.
A total of ten illegal immigrants were found to have been working without permission at the Currys distribution depot in the midlands town which lies around 30km north-east of [...]

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The latest raid by the UK Border agency has netted 10 illegal workers at a food factory in Bicester. The UKBA along with two members of the local constabulary raided the Just Prepared food factory, located in Bainton Close near Charbridge Way, at around 10am yesterday morning.
The officials examined some 30 staff and their records [...]

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The woman who took her case to the Scottish Parliament and the House of Commons has been sentenced to jail for 18 months for lying about her background.
Fatou Gaye and her 4-year-old son Arouna were removed from their Glasgow residence in a move which sparked widespread publicity and sympathy. SNP Member John Mason brought up [...]

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