Illegals arrested at Home Office

The news will put more pressure on Mr Reid
Five illegal immigrants have been arrested after turning up for work to clean a Home Office building.
They were working for a firm contracted by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate's Becket House in London.

Earlier this week a director at the IND caused a row after saying he did not have the "faintest idea" how many illegal immigrants were in the UK.

A Home Office spokesman said the Nigerian cleaners were arrested on their first day after standard checks.

Home Secretary John Reid, who has come under fire after also admitting he had no idea of how many illegal immigrants were in the UK, said the Home Office would not use the firm until it had better vetting procedures in place.

'Woeful'

He said the additional vigilance of a security guard helped identify them.

If even the Home Office is having trouble identifying illegal immigrants in its own buildings, it is no wonder other businesses are struggling

Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrats


Firms 'profit from illegals'

The Home Office said: "These individuals were the employees of a firm contracted to provide cleaning services.

"It is policy that all employees and contracted employees working in Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) buildings have security and employment checks carried out, which include checks on their immigration status.

"Of course we will investigate further and appropriate action will be taken as necessary."

Shadow Minister for Immigration, Damian Green MP, said the news sparked "more questions than it answers".

"How long have they been using this firm? Do other Government departments use the firm? How confident is the Home Office that previous cleaners supplied by the firm were not also illegal?" he said.

Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Clegg MP said the Home Office appeared "woefully under prepared" in dealing with illegal immigrants.

"If even the Home Office is having trouble identifying illegal immigrants in its own buildings, it is no wonder other businesses are struggling," he said.

Fine system

Earlier this week the IND's director of enforcement and removals, Dave Roberts, caused a row after conceding he did not have the "faintest idea" how many illegal immigrants were in Britain.

He told the Commons home affairs committee those who overstayed their visas were not pursued individually. The strategy was to target larger groups of failed asylum seekers working for the same employer.

Later this year new laws will come into force making companies liable for fines of up £2,000 per employee given work when the employer knew it was against the law.

Mr Roberts told MPs: "We are making huge efforts to remove them but not at the basis of tracing individuals."

Immigration minister Tony McNulty said on Wednesday the best estimate for the number of illegal immigrants was between 310,000 and 570,000. Removals ran to about 25,000 a year.

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Moving to travel forum.

How dumb could these Illegals be? I guess it was greed! I hope they get deported ASAP. People like these make Nigeria look bad. Send them home.

I dont blame the illegals I blame the system. This country makes it harder and harder fo people to make a living, at least these people were not commiting fraud.

Kiwibabe

They were committing a crime and should be deported ASAP. You can call their crime fraud, because the are working with fraudlent N.I numbers and collecting benefits they should not receive. That is called fraud. Now the dumb part is that they went to work at the home office. Lolol

Old Glory:

Kiwibabe

They were committing a crime and should be deported ASAP. You can call their crime fraud, because the are working with fraudlent N.I numbers and collecting benefits they should not receive. That is called fraud. Now the dumb part is that they went to work at the home office. Lolol

Y dont u go & Deport dem as fast as possible, are u not also lookin to make a livin wer U are, i dont know if ur now a British Immigration, afterall its Payback time

Break the laws face the consequences .

darkroll:

Break the laws face the consequences .

Darkroll,if everybody is abuing those illegals,you should be the last person to,you bloody stupid hypocrite

MrCrackles:

Illegals working in an home office premises?
They must be daft!

Trust me some need their heads checked, maybe they don't even know if the visa they got is real or fake, sad

@ kadmam , are u trying to get my attention or wat Cause I don't you from Adam and u calling me names.

Quote:Kadman

Darkroll,if everybody is abuing those illegals,you should be the last person to,you bloody stupid hypocrite

he was just saying the truth, it is a crime! And nobody told them to immigrate illegally - they had a choice and they made a bad choice and now they are getting a free flight back to Lagos  . I dont feel sorry for them

@ yuno , I see no reason why d guy should even insult me cause I don't know him never even seen his username b4 , illegal immigrat went to home office to clean then they should definately face d consequence.

@ Darkroll you said and I quote : Break the laws  face the consequences

Let me refresh your memory a bit,a year ago you came here asking advice after your brother had lied about his age on his international passport and visa applications,had illegally cleaned his rejection stamp from his passport e.t.c but now you're quick to be the judge,jury and executor on other people,  hiss

I'm not looking for your attention,you kid yourself. Hypocrites are the scum of the earth

My brother broke the law and he did face the consequence , And Honestly he did. Kadman I wish u know how much trouble he went thru before he could clear himself out that shit .

U dont come to public forums and insult people u know nothing about . Grow up Bro

I genuinely thought he was the brother himself, y'know, like dem peeps that come here claiming they need advise for a friend 

Oh now i know that some peeps are sick here .

^^^

Proof that the truth hurts, i musta hit a nerve

Busy Body u did not hit a nerve , I just felt your comment sick . because some peeps comes here and claim they need advise for their brother does not mean everyone does that.

Moreover if it is my brother or if it is me my point still remains . Break the rule if u not lucky with it then face the consequence .

You see this hypocrite how he has subtly changed his tune. . . Now he's saying if you are lucky to get away with it just like your brother init ?
Moral of the story - Remove the spec in your eyes but judging others,better yet don't judge. . . because you've got crazy ass skeletons in your own cupboard

Will just stop responding to u kadmam , u just one dumb douchebag needing some attention. Those who got brains will see common sense in wat am saying

You're a dumb douchebag and a silmy hypocrite darkrolled into 1. . . . Why didn't you defend yourself nah ? Silly hypocrite.

I felt they got what the deserve , dem no get papers dem dey go near home office .

Siena I respect you so I'll shut up o. I don't know the dude,but I remembered his ordeal backk then and I expect him to be compassionate that's all.

Nothing against him,just that hypocrites always rub me the wrong way

Na woa at least dem get job. Me where get papers no fit even find cleaning job

MrCrackles:

Illegals working in an home office premises?
They must be daft!

My brother you don't know what hunger and poverty can cause!!

darkroll:

Busy Body u did not hit a nerve , I just felt your comment sick . because some peeps comes here and claim they need advise for their brother does not mean everyone does that.

Moreover if it is my brother or if it is me my point still remains . Break the rule if u not lucky with it then face the consequence .

Don't even know what you and kadman are arguing over, all I know is what I know is what I know sha And yes I did hit an homerun and a touch down with that nerve Hope it is not too jangled or frayed beyond redemption

Busy_body:



Don't even know what you and kadman are arguing over, all I know is what I know is what I know sha And yes I did hit an homerun and a touch down with that nerve Hope it is not too jangled or frayed beyond redemption

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4realty:

This is hilarious !Abeg,is[b] jennkadry [/b] still alive?

Yes she is and that is me.