Lake District raided by UKBA


Up to 18 people face deportation for working in the UK and could face deportation after officilas from the UK Border Agency targetted the Cumbrian Lake District on Tuesday night. Three local businesses are now facing fines totalling £140,000 or £10,000 for each individual found to be working without a permit. ...

UKBA launches Cheshire immigration team


The UK Border Agency has launched a new immigration team to deal with issues across the Cheshire community. Formed one month ago, the new team is part of a UK-wide network of integrated support offered by the UKBA. According to the Cheshite team’s director, Liz Weston, the two-fold goal of ...

DNA testing by UKBA causes outrage


Ignoring scientific criticism the UK Border Agency has begun DNA testing for asylum seekers to determine their country of origin. Earlier this month the UKBA trialled the new approach after a rush of African migrants who claimed they had fled the wars in Somalia which would grant them legal asylum ...

Visiting lecturer sues immigration for wrongful detention


The UK government is being sued for wrongful arrest following the bizarre case of a university lecturer from Congo, who was placed in detention whilst on holiday in the UK. 51-year-old Jean-Pierre Djimbonge has claimed that the only reason he was arrested is that he is black. Djimbonge was detained ...

Meet the UKBAs top four legged agent


In the ongoing struggle to patrol Britain’s borders, the UK Border Agency has revealed its most potent weapon against illegal immigration, one whose name causes panic in Calais and Dover; meet Lola, the chocolate coloured sniffer dog. Lola is a 3-year-old shorthaired German pointer who has recently been awarded the UKBA’s ...

UK Border Agency runs week long PR roadshow


The UK Border Agency has, with a unique sense of timing, launched a massive public relations exercise. The UKBA is the agency for ensuring that the British immigration system is followed and monitors the countries migration and workforce to weed out any illegal residents or workers. Ironically, the PR push ...

Five migrants arrested in Village of the Year restaurant


The UK Border Agency has raided a restaurant in Great Bentley in its latest act in the continued campaign against illegal workers in Britain. The Thai Flag restaurant, formerly public house The Flag, is located on Flag Hill in the picturesque Essex village which has won Britain’s ‘Village of the Year’ ...

UK Border Agency Rejects Emigrants From The Jungle


The UK Border Agency has apparently rejected calls for Britain to accept some of the emigrants from the illegal camp in Calais, which has been nicknamed The Jungle. The High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, said that the UK government should consider granting entry to some of these emigrants that ...
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