UK launches action in washes and beauty salons to detain illegal immigrants

2024-07-21 11:14:46Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
UK launches action in washes and beauty salons to detain illegal immigrants
Yvette Cooper

Car washes and beauty salons will be targeted by immigration officers in the UK, the Home Secretary has announced.

Writing in the Sun newspaper, Yvette Cooper said British officials were determined to control businesses suspected of employing illegal workers.

Yvette Cooper said she was "shocked to discover" that 1000 civil servants had been working on a plan to send migrants to Rwanda.

The Rwanda scheme, a flagship policy under the last Conservative government, was abolished by Labour within days of Sir Keir Starmer winning the general election.

"We have instructed Immigration Forces to intensify their operations over the summer, with a focus on employers who are driving the criminal gang trade by exploiting and facilitating illegal labour here in the UK - including in washing machines and in the beauty sector," cooper said.

The British prime minister also used this week's European Political Community summit to discuss migration with other European leaders and signaled he would be open to considering offshore processing arrangements similar to that between Italy and Albania.

But he has been criticised by conservatives for scrapping Rwanda's scheme on his first day in office, teka opponents argue it offered a major obstacle to those seeking to make the crossing illegal.


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