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A selection of recent media reports

Hyde immigration scam men jailed
Seven men have been sentenced after 200 illegal immigrants were charged £12,000 each for fake documents in a scam to allow them to s
BBC News - England (02-Aug-2013)

Home Office anti-immigration Twitter campaign branded start of 'the UK Hunger Games'
Crackdown against suspected offenders causes outrage
The Independent (02-Aug-2013)

BBC News - Illegal workers arrested in Glasgow, Grantown and Mull
Twenty-four people have been arrested for working illegally at several restaurants in Scot
BBC News Scotland (02-Aug-2013)

Home Office live-tweets immigration raids
The message is clear: we're coming for you.
NewStatesman (02-Aug-2013)

Immigration arrests in London after controversial ad campaign
Concerns have been raised that spot checks carried out in London as part of a Home Office crackdow
London Evening Standard (02-Aug-2013)

Britain is slamming the door against the world
Philip Stephens Philip Stephens Stop the world. 
Financial Times Print Edition (Europe) (02-Aug-2013)

Clegg's misgivings over Home Office immigration tactics
The Home Office has come under fire for tweeting pictures of a number of suspected immigration
ITV.com (02-Aug-2013)

Arrests made in immigration crackdown
Almost 140 arrests have been made in a wave of raids carried out in an effort to crackdown on people working illegally in the
London Evening Standard (02-Aug-2013)

Immigration officers arrest 139 suspected offenders in wave of raids
attempt to crack down on illegal immigrants
Mail On Sunday (02-Aug-2013)

Home Office criticised for tweeting pictures of arrests
The Home Office has been criticised for posting images of suspected "immigration offenders" being arr
ITV.com (02-Aug-2013)

Home Office immigration crackdown accused of racism
By Ian Dunt The Home Office is facing complaints of racism and contempt of court, following a heavy-handed o
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (02-Aug-2013)

Somerset immigration raids
Nearly 140 people have been arrested in a wave of raids across the UK including Somerset.
ITV.com (02-Aug-2013)

Home Office defends immigration crackdown tactics
The Home Office has defended its immigration crackdown tactics after they were criticised for "violati
ITV.com (02-Aug-2013)

Labour MP demands investigation over 'spot checks'
A Labour MP has written to Home Secretary Theresa May demanding an investigation following reports of spot c
ITV.com (02-Aug-2013)

Immigration minister: 'We will find you and you will pay'
Immigration Minister Mark Harper said the raids across the UK show the Government is "sending a clear mess
ITV.com (02-Aug-2013)

Illegal Immigration Raids: 140 Arrested
Nearly 140 people have been arrested after a series of raids to tackle people working illegally in the UK. It comes as the H
Sun FM (02-Aug-2013)

139 held in immigration raids
A total of 139 people have been arrested in a wave of raids aimed at tackling people working illegally in the UK. It comes as the Home Office
ITV.com (02-Aug-2013)

Nearly 140 arrested in immigration raids across UK
Nearly 140 people were arrested in a wave of raids aimed at tackling people working illegally in the UK. It come
ITV.com (02-Aug-2013)

Home Office tweets immigration raid updates
The Home Office has posted Twitter updates on its immigration raids across the UK which led to 139 arrests: It warned, "
ITV.com (02-Aug-2013)

Exclusive: Fury as 'racist and intimidatory' spot checks at Tube stations target illegal immigrants
Onlookers described their shock at the operati
The Independent (01-Aug-2013)