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Police arrest 30 illegal workers
A DAWN raid on restaurants in Chinatown saw 30 illegal workers arrested yesterday (Thursday).
One hundred police and immigration officers swooped on five restaurants in the heart of the West End.
The restaurants targeted were the Royal Dragon, the Golden Dragon and the Luxuriance Peking, all on Gerrard Street, the Hong Kong on Lisle Street, and the Special Zone on Wardour Street.
The Home Office said steps would now be taken to deport them and the businesses involved could face heavy fines.
The raid is being used by the Home Office to show the necessity of ID cards.
Immigration Minister Liam Byrne argues that ID cards and biometric Visas employers would not employ illegal workers or face heavy fines.
He said: “The first stop is to use tougher checks abroad to stop people coming here illegally in the first place.
“So over the next few weeks we will roll out our biometric visa programme to China, which will mean taking a fingerprint from every visa applicant.
“Taken together, we are creating a triple ring of security – before travel, at the border and within the UK for those here illegally.” |
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