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A selection of recent media reports

18 held in 'illegal immigrant' raid
Eighteen people have been arrested on suspicion of helping to smuggle Sri Lankan illegal immigrants into Britain in a series of
Dunstable Today (22-May-2013)

Your view: Afghan army interpreters to be given UK visa
Up to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are to be given the right to live in
BBC - Newsbeat (22-May-2013)

Clarification demanded over Afghan interpreters UK visas
Many Afghan interpreters who have worked with the British army could be excluded from a scheme to give the
BBC News - London (22-May-2013)

Sponsored by Teenager loses right-to-stay fight
An illegal immigrant who was smuggled into the UK after his father and brother were murdered by militants in his na
Sussex Express (22-May-2013)

David Laws vetoes plan to force schools to check immigrant status of pupils
Liberal Democrat schools minister tells Michael Gove, the education secretary, th
The Guardian (22-May-2013)

Brian Wilson: SNP plans border on the ridiculous
SNP policy on immigration would inevitably lead to the setting up of checks and controls, writes Brian Wilson 
Scotsman.com (22-May-2013)

Six illegal workers found at businesses in Kent
Six illegal workers face being deported back to India after they were detained by immigration officials following
BBC News Kent (21-May-2013)

Teenager loses right-to-stay fight
An illegal immigrant who was smuggled into the UK after his father and brother were murdered by militants in his native Afghani
West Sussex County Times (21-May-2013)

Boris Johnson: Put aside politics and open the schools we need
London will be short of 118,000 school places by 2016. This is no time to set educational ideology above pu
London Evening Standard (21-May-2013)

Jail for illegal immigrant who killed man during burglary
An illegal immigrant who killed a retired businessman during a burglary was today jailed for 20 yea
London 24 (21-May-2013)

Judge refuses Qatada bail
Cleric Abu Qatada will remain behind bars after a judge denied him bail.
Evening Times (21-May-2013)

Guard company fined for illegal activities
Scarlet Security fined in courts for using illegal immigrant on workforce and for carrying out security operation
Pro Security Zone (21-May-2013)

Coventry neighbourhood in shock over mass killer living down the street
John Thuo - a general in the Mungiki militia responsible for terrible atrocities in Ken
Coventry Telegraph (21-May-2013)

There's no currency in health action against migrants
A BILL to curb the ability of migrants to claim healthcare and benefits in the UK should be filed alongside the pl
This is Derbyshire (21-May-2013)

'Deny work to would-be immigrants'
Asylum seekers should not be encouraged to integrate into British society, a UK government spokesman has told the House of Lo
Scotsman.com (21-May-2013)