A total of 1,780 people were stopped and spoken to as part of the operation targeting illegal working hotspots across the UK between July 20 and 27.

Telegraph found asylum seekers making up to £500 a week by delivering food

Operation was part of a push by the government to tackle illegal migration, along with new rules for companies to verify workers’ immigration status.

British authorities have arrested hundreds of people in a “week-long crackdown” on asylum-seekers taking jobs for delivery firms. Immigration...

A total of 1,780 people were stopped and spoken to as part of the operation targeting illegal working hotspots across the UK between July 20 and 27.