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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined the U.K. Home Office enforcement officials on a raid as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal migration, which ended in the arrest of 105 foreign nationals from across 20 nationalities...
Mr. Sunak, 43, dressed in a bulletproof vest, attended one of the actions in Brent, north London, earlier this week to observe Immigration Enforcement officers at work as part of their day of action...
During the operation, which took place across the U.K. on Thursday, Immigration Enforcement officers arrested 105 foreign nationals found working without the right to do so during 159 raids on suspected illegal work establishments...
Our enforcement teams are working around the clock to deter immigration offending and help protect the public, said Eddy Montgomery, Director of Enforcement, Compliance and Crime at the Home Office...
The Home Office said the operation builds on the ongoing work by Immigration Enforcement officers to clamp down on illegal working, which is a key part of the governments approach to stopping the boats crossing the English Channel illegally..
