FURY OVER UK IMMIGRATION SPOT CHECKS AS 139 ARRESTED!

LONDON: A new spot check crackdown against illegal immigrants in the UK has raised fears that it could "incite racial tensions", a day after 139 people were arrested across the country.

The UK Border Agency enforcement teams yesterday arrested as many as 139 suspected immigration offenders across the country as part of a clamp down on people working illegally



However, the actions have raised fears of racial profiling if the drive was found to be targeting mainly non-whites and ethnic minority communities.

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However, the Home Office has said it makes "no apology" for its actions. "We make no apology for enforcing our immigration laws and our officers carry out hundreds of operations like this every year around London. Where we find people who are in the UK illegally we will seek to remove them," a spokesperson said.

"Immigration enforcement officers conducted an operation... based on intelligence, where they questioned individuals to check if they had the right to be in the UK," he added.

Yesterday's operation, which was spread across London, Durham and Manchester, follows a controversial Home Office advertising campaign telling illegal immigrants to "go home".

Immigration Minister Mark Harper said: "Yesterday's operations highlight the routine work we are carrying out every day to stamp out illegal working. We are sending a clear message to employers who choose to use illegal labour - we will find you and you will pay a heavy penalty.

"Illegal working undercuts legitimate businesses and is often linked to exploitative behaviour such as tax evasion and harmful working conditions. We will not allow the growth of a shadow economy for illegal migrants.

Culled from Economic Times