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Immigration delays at Heathrow 'are damaging economy'

14.09.11
Airport chiefs have condemned border delays of an hour-and-a-half at Heathrow as 'unacceptable' amid warnings that they are damaging London's economy... more

Bill for asylum and migration cases soars to £14m

15.08.11
More than £14 million was paid in legal costs, compensation and other payments to asylum seekers and immigrants last year, figures show... more

Yard seizes banned Islamic preacher

29.06.11
Detectives in London arrested the banned Islamic extremist who embarrassed the Government when he was allowed to enter the country unchallenged... more

£1m public cash paid to 'migrant shambles' boss

02.06.11
MPs have accused ministers of 'stuffing civil servants' pockets' with public money after it emerged the woman who presided over "chaos" in the immigration system earned £1 million... more

Scandal of child detention at Heathrow: Watchdog slams 'degrading' rooms without any windows

18.04.11
Children are being detained overnight in 'wholly unsatisfactory' and 'degrading' conditions by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport, an official watchdog warns today... more

Employers of illegal workers owe tens of millions in unpaid fines

14.03.11
Only 20% of fines imposed on employers who hire illegal workers have been paid, leaving tens of millions of pounds uncollected, figures show ... more

Vicar held in police investigation into sham marriages

14.03.11
Church of England vicar has been arrested as part of an investigation into sham marriages ... more

17 migrants found in cargo of feta cheese

01.03.11
Group of illegal immigrants risk freezing to death by hiding in a cargo of feta cheese. ... more

60,000 asylum seekers lost without trace amid Border Agency backlog

11.01.11
At least 60,000 asylum seekers will be lost without trace as the UK Border Agency struggles to clear its backlog of claims, MPs said... more

20 ‘illegal migrants’ held in swoop on London hospitals

07.01.11
Twenty suspected illegal immigrants are arrested in raids on Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals... more

Asylum seeker that killed girl in hit-and-run faces new deportation bid

17.12.10
Government will appeal against a ruling stopping the deportation of a failed asylum seeker who killed a 12-year-old girl in a hit-and-run... more

Immigration law adviser held over fake papers scam

17.11.10
An immigration law adviser suspected of helping hundreds of illegal immigrants stay in the country was arrested today during a dawn raid... more

Private sector set for boom as departments outsource

20.10.10
The outsourcing bonanza kicked off with the Department for Transport, the UK Border Agency, the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Work and Pensions all using the spending review to earmark savings by giving work to private firms... more

Vicars join crackdown on sham wedding ceremonies

16.09.10
Vicars are being trained to spot sham weddings in a crackdown on illegal immigrants who use the ceremonies to gain long-term residency in Britain... more

Migrants arrested in raid on ‘illegal’ outhouses

16.09.10
Eleven alleged illegal immigrants living in tin-roofed cabins built behind three terraced houses in Willesden are arrested in a dawn raid... more

More than 100 immigration centre detainees go on hunger strike

03.08.10
More than 100 people in an immigration centre go on hunger strike as UK Border Agency officials confirm they are 'monitoring' the situation... more

East Europeans face deportation in London rough sleeping crackdown

28.05.10
Eastern Europeans sleeping rough on the streets of central London could be deported in a clampdown on anti-social behaviour... more

Cocaine pair jailed for smuggling drugs in trousers

25.05.10
Two Spanish men are jailed for smuggling 72lb of cocaine worth £8 million into Britain by sewing it into leggings... more

Border Agency under fire as hundreds of immigration errors highlighted

09.02.10
Britain's immigration system is not operating effectively and faces a damaging loss of public support, a report warns... more

Border police swoop on illegal migrants at Olympic site

04.12.09
Exclusive: Eighty illegal migrants have been arrested after a crackdown on unlawful working at the London Olympic site... more

Visa rules bar Ethiopian guide from show he made possible

21.09.09
Renowned photo-journalist Nick Danziger speaks of his outrage after the student behind his exhibition missed the opening night because of immigration red tape... more

£1m asylum plan helps one family leave UK

24.06.09
A £1million Home Office scheme to help failed asylum seekers leave Britain resulted in only one family returning home, it has emerged... more

Immigration raids net £3m

26.03.09
Nearly £3 million in cash has been recovered and a number of arrests made during counter immigration crime raids... more

Cricket star Lewis charged with cocaine smuggling

09.12.08
A former England cricketer is appearing in court charged with smuggling cocaine... more

Newlywed arrested in police swoop on illegal immigrants

01.10.08
This is the moment a bride was arrested on her wedding day as part of a police crackdown on suspected illegal immigrants... more


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