Overview
- Immigration Enforcement arrested 171 delivery riders in a week-long operation, with 60 detainees held for removal from the UK.
- The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act received Royal Assent on Tuesday, expanding right-to-work checks to gig roles and enabling business closure orders.
- Employers who fail checks face penalties of up to five years in prison and fines of £60,000 per illegal worker.
- Officials say platforms including Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats are increasing randomized facial recognition checks and using asylum hotel location data to identify hotspots and curb account-sharing.
- Arrests were recorded in Solihull, Newham and Norwich, the Home Office released enforcement footage, and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood observed activity in Streatham as part of Operation Equalize.