IMMIGRATION officers have raided a Selby restaurant, arresting one man found to be in the UK illegally.
The 33-year-old man from Bangladesh was discovered on a Home Office Immigration Enforcement operation in the town on Friday, August 21.
Acting on intelligence, officers visited Selby Balti House on Flaxley Road, on Friday at 5.40pm, and questioned staff. They found one man had overstayed his visa, and arrested and detained him before he will be removed from the UK.
The restaurant was also served a notice for employing the illegal worker, meaning they could face a fine of up to £20,000 unless they can prove they did proper pre-employment checks - like seeing a passport or official Home Office document.
The operation comes after a new package of measures to crack down further on illegal working was unveiled by the Government.
A Home Officer spokesman said the Immigration Bill, due to be introduced this autumn, will include new powers to deter people from trying to find work illegally and measures to deal with businesses who flout the rules.
A new criminal offence of working illegally will mean illegal migrants face a prison sentence of up to six months and could have their wages seized as proceeds of crime.
Late night takeaways, pubs and off-licences will also be required to comply with immigration laws or face being stripped of their licences.
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