{"id":309106,"date":"2026-01-13T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/crackdown-on-illegal-migrants-working-in-the-uk-leads-to-record-high-in-arrests\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:00:08","slug":"crackdown-on-illegal-migrants-working-in-the-uk-leads-to-record-high-in-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/crackdown-on-illegal-migrants-working-in-the-uk-leads-to-record-high-in-arrests\/","title":{"rendered":"Crackdown on illegal migrants working in the UK leads to record high in arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EX3hsv3zK08\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Crackdown on illegal migrants working in the UK leads to record high in arrests\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EX3hsv3zK08\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Home Office has said that a crackdown on migrants working illegally in the UK has led to a rise in arrests.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>It said that between July 2024 and last December there were more than 17 thousand raids on what it called &#8216;dodgy businesses&#8217; which included nail bars, car washes, take-aways and barbers.<\/p>\n<p>The Home Office has also launched a TikTok account posting footage of deportations and arrests by immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Home Office has said that a crackdown on migrants working illegally in the UK has led to a rise in arrests. 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