Tesco could face hefty fine after dawn raid by UK Border Agency
Tesco could face hefty fine after dawn raid by UK Border Agency finds it had been employing foreign students illegally.
The grocery giant Tesco is facing a hefty fine after a dawn raid by the UK Border Agency found it had been employing foreign students illegally.
Immigration officials have arrested 20 people at the supermarkets dotcom warehouse in south London for working substantially longer than they were allowed.
In full co-operation with Tesco, UKBA officers conducted the raid at 3am on 21 July at the grocers facility in Croydon, which delivers online orders from Tesco.com. The investigation follows a renewed effort by the Government to clamp down on visa abuse, which has seen more than 2,000 offenders removed since the beginning of May.
A Home Office spokesman said the individuals arrested at Tescos warehouse now face removal from the UK over alleged breaches of visa rules that restrict the hours students can work. It is thought that at least seven of the students have been deported since the raid.
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