20 Bangladeshi migrants workers arrested in U.K.
Restaurants owners face up to £90,000 in fines for employing illegal workers
Dhaka, Aug 11 (UNB)-The UK Border Agency detained 11 Bangladeshi illegal workers after three days of enforcement operations in South Devon in the UK.
Steps are being taken to remove all the individuals from the UK, a release of the British HC here said Wednesday.
The enforcement operations from August 3 - 5 were part of planned nationwide action by the UK Border Agency to tackle illegal working, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organised immigration crime.
Earlier nine Bangladeshis were arrested in enforcement operations in Cumbria, in the north of the UK, at the end of July.
The men were arrested in two restaurants for working illegally and for other immigration offences. The owners of the restaurants were issued with warnings that they face up to a total of £90,000 [approx Taka 9,760,500] in fines for employing the men, unless they can prove they carried out the correct right-to-work checks.
Damian Green, the UK Immigration Minister, said: “The Government has tasked the UK Border Agency with carrying out an intense period of enforcement activity over the summer. We are determined to make it harder than ever for illegal immigrants to come to the UK.
“Illegal immigration puts pressure on public services, local communities and legitimate businesses at a time when this country cannot afford it,” Green said.
“That’s why the UK Border Agency is working to cut out illegal employment, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organised smugglers being used by foreign nationals to try to stay in the UK illegally”.
According to UK immigration law, a fine of up to £10,000 [approx Taka 1,084,500] can be imposed on an employer for every illegal worker found in the business if they cannot prove they carried out the correct pre-employment checks on the workers.
Steps are being taken to remove all the individuals from the UK, a release of the British HC here said Wednesday.
The enforcement operations from August 3 - 5 were part of planned nationwide action by the UK Border Agency to tackle illegal working, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organised immigration crime.
Earlier nine Bangladeshis were arrested in enforcement operations in Cumbria, in the north of the UK, at the end of July.
The men were arrested in two restaurants for working illegally and for other immigration offences. The owners of the restaurants were issued with warnings that they face up to a total of £90,000 [approx Taka 9,760,500] in fines for employing the men, unless they can prove they carried out the correct right-to-work checks.
Damian Green, the UK Immigration Minister, said: “The Government has tasked the UK Border Agency with carrying out an intense period of enforcement activity over the summer. We are determined to make it harder than ever for illegal immigrants to come to the UK.
“Illegal immigration puts pressure on public services, local communities and legitimate businesses at a time when this country cannot afford it,” Green said.
“That’s why the UK Border Agency is working to cut out illegal employment, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organised smugglers being used by foreign nationals to try to stay in the UK illegally”.
According to UK immigration law, a fine of up to £10,000 [approx Taka 1,084,500] can be imposed on an employer for every illegal worker found in the business if they cannot prove they carried out the correct pre-employment checks on the workers.
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