MIGRANTS suspected of illegally working as delivery drivers were nicked in another Home Office raid yesterday — after the Government gave out the locations of asylum hotels.
We revealed how platforms like Just Eat and Deliveroo would be able to block users from taking orders at known asylum accommodation sites.
Immigration officers talking to delivery drivers in North LondonLondon News Pictures
Yesterday Immigration Enforcement officers questioned a number of delivery riders in Wood Green, North London, where at least one man was detained.
A photo shows officers talking to the men, including some wearing Just Eat uniforms.
One rider suspected of working illegally, who was wearing a beige t-shirt, was searched and placed in the back of a van.
It comes two weeks after another Immigration Enforcement raid on the Thistle City Hotel in Islington, Central London, which had been used as a hub for illicit gig economy jobs.
When The Sun returned to the hotel on Tuesday we found delivery rider bags and e-bikes were still parked in a fenced-off enclosure outside the three-star hotel.
And we saw a steady stream of riders coming and going despite pledges by the Home Office to crack down.
Delivery firms that fail to properly vet their workers could face £60,000 fines each time an illegal worker is picked up.
But two migrants charged with illegally working – the first since our undercover investigation – as riders failed to appear in court last week.
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