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Immigration Information     Five college staff arrested on suspicion of immigration crimes in Police raidsThe UK Border Agency have released information that five senior staff at Castle College have been arrested in Gateshead and Newcastle on suspicion of ‘immigration crimes’ during a series of co-ordinated raids yesterday. UK to increase immigration fees from 6 April Home Office announceThe UK Home Office announce another immigration fees hike ‘proposed’ to take effect next month. Immigration Minister Damian Green issued a Written Ministerial Statement (PDF 91KB opens in a new window) that proposes to increase immigration and nationality application fees for all those applying to study, visit, work or stay in the UK, the Home Office announced this week. For instance, a whacking charge of £2,214, up from £2,050, will be levied on applications made at a public enquiry office for indefinite leave to remain (ILR), on behalf of a dependent relative –for instance an elderly parent. Ukrainian woman jailed for 5 years over immigration scamThe UK Border reports that a woman who made hundreds of thousands of pounds by employing illegal immigrants has been jailed, following an investigation by the London immigration crime team. Indian Restaurant owner jailed for employing illegal immigrantsEmployers are advised to carry out an annual ‘health check’ or employee file audit to ensure that work permit holders and workers on student visas are still legal and avoid fines of up to £10,000 or even prison. Immigration officer sacked after abusing his position by putting wife on terrorist list to stop her entering UKAn immigration officer tried to dispose of his wife by adding her name to a list of terrorist suspects to prevent her from returning to the UK… Thirteen immigration offenders seized in Wales raidThirteen immigration offenders have been caught following a series of raids across Wales by immigration officers, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) reports this week. But thousands of illegal immigrants get indefinite leave to remain under the little known ‘14 year rule’ Brothel owning pimp to be deported back to ChinaA pimp who ran a brothel above an Essex takeaway has been jailed and faces deportation, the Essex Echo reports. ‘No One Is Illegal’ Christmas days of action in Canada‘No One Is Illegal’, an immigration network based in Toronto, held three days of efforts during the Christmas holiday across the Greater Toronto Area. The group held a vigil and two days of political action. UK Border Agency taking tough line on illegal working but employers are still confusedDespite the threat of £10,000 fines and a widely publicised information campaign, many employers are slipping up because there is still a lot of confusion surrounding the whole area of employing foreign nationals and even EU workers. Illegal workers arrested in Berkshire restaurantsThe UK Border Agency has posted further reports of Illegal workers discovered in two Berkshire restaurants after night time raids by immigration officers. Share                                                 |