Police have arrested hundreds of asylum seekers taking jobs for delivery firms as part of a week long crackdown across the UK.
A total of 1,780 people were stopped and spoken to as part of the operation, described as a 'nationwide intensification week', targeting illegal working hotspots across the UK between July 20 and 27.
Of these, around 280 were arrested in areas including Hillingdon in north-west London, Dumfries in Scotland, and Birmingham.
Some 89 have been detained pending removal from the country and 53 are now having their asylum support reviewed, which the Government said could result in their support being suspended or withdrawn.
As well as the arrests, 51 businesses including car washes and restaurants were issued with penalty notices that could see them handed hefty fines if they are found to have hired people without the right to work in the UK.
