Illegal immigrants arrested

A MINEHEAD restaurant was raided by immigration officials last Thursday following a tip-off about illegal workers.
The owners of the Taj Mahal, in The Avenue, Minehead, could face a fine of up to £30,000 after three Bangladeshi chefs were found to have stayed in the UK illegally after their visas had expired.
Officers from the UK Border Agency arrested the three chefs and took them to Bridgwater police station.
A spokesman for the agency said the three would remain in detention while arrangements were made to remove them from the UK.
The Taj Mahal was served with a civil penalty notice for employing the illegals.
If the owner is unable to provide evidence that legally required checks were carried out before giving the workers jobs - such as asking for a passport or a Home Office document - a fine of up to £10,000 for each offender could be imposed.
Jane Farleigh, regional director of the UK Border Agency in the South West, said: “If people want to live or work in the UK there are ways they can come her legitimately, such as applying through our points-based system for migration.
“If people choose to flout the law, we will find them and look to remove them from the country.
“Any employer who takes on a foreign national without permission to work in the UK is breaking the law, undermining law-abiding businesses and faces a big fine.”
The Government is currently making a series of reforms to the UK’s immigration system