British Govt Tightens Immigrations Laws
- By Simeon Ogoegbulem
- Published July 29th, 2010
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The British government is set to introduce stiffer immigration regulations measures aimed at tackling illegal immigration into the United Kingdom. Competent diplomatic sources said the British government is committed to tougher co-ordinated enforcement against those who currently live and work in the European country illegally.
BusinessWorld Intelligence can disclose that under this renewed onslaught new targets would be businesses who employ illegal workers, tackling bogus colleges and disrupting the organized criminal gangs who attempt traffic people into the UK. The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA), Serious Organised Crime Agency and police forces across the UK have been tasked by the new Government to work more closely together to clamp down on the problem of illegal working, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organized crime.
The UK visa operation is designed to facilitate the entry of genuine travellers, whilst preventing those who seek to abuse the immigration process. UKBA is committed to providing an efficient visa service to customers in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, five people have been arrested following a UK Border Agency operation targeting a suspected sham marriage in East London. Officers from the London Immigration Crime Team swooped as the would-be bride and groom arrived for a rehearsal at the Church of St Mary Magdalene in East Ham at around 4pm yesterday afternoon. The enforcement operation was part of planned nationwide action by the UK Border Agency to tackle illegal working, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organised immigration crime.
The “bride”, a 33-year-old Nigerian woman, was arrested on suspicion of perjury, fraud, immigration offences and an offence under the ID Cards Act. The “groom”, a 34-year-old Czech national, was arrested on suspicion of assisting unlawful immigration.
Two other men, a 31-year-old Czech national and a 34-year-old Nigerian national, were also arrested on suspicion of conspiring to facilitate a breach of immigration law. A fifth person, a 41-year-old Nigerian male, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of ID Cards Act offences during a search of a property in Trinity Gardens, Canning Town.
All five remain in custody and are being questioned by police and immigration officers. It is the second such operation in the East Ham area in a little over a week. On Wednesday 14 July three people were arrested at the Church of St Bartholomews in Barking Road.
BusinessWorld Intelligence can disclose that under this renewed onslaught new targets would be businesses who employ illegal workers, tackling bogus colleges and disrupting the organized criminal gangs who attempt traffic people into the UK. The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA), Serious Organised Crime Agency and police forces across the UK have been tasked by the new Government to work more closely together to clamp down on the problem of illegal working, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organized crime.
The UK visa operation is designed to facilitate the entry of genuine travellers, whilst preventing those who seek to abuse the immigration process. UKBA is committed to providing an efficient visa service to customers in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, five people have been arrested following a UK Border Agency operation targeting a suspected sham marriage in East London. Officers from the London Immigration Crime Team swooped as the would-be bride and groom arrived for a rehearsal at the Church of St Mary Magdalene in East Ham at around 4pm yesterday afternoon. The enforcement operation was part of planned nationwide action by the UK Border Agency to tackle illegal working, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organised immigration crime.
The “bride”, a 33-year-old Nigerian woman, was arrested on suspicion of perjury, fraud, immigration offences and an offence under the ID Cards Act. The “groom”, a 34-year-old Czech national, was arrested on suspicion of assisting unlawful immigration.
Two other men, a 31-year-old Czech national and a 34-year-old Nigerian national, were also arrested on suspicion of conspiring to facilitate a breach of immigration law. A fifth person, a 41-year-old Nigerian male, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of ID Cards Act offences during a search of a property in Trinity Gardens, Canning Town.
All five remain in custody and are being questioned by police and immigration officers. It is the second such operation in the East Ham area in a little over a week. On Wednesday 14 July three people were arrested at the Church of St Bartholomews in Barking Road.
