"Between July 2024 and the end of December 2025, more than 17,400 businesses were raided by immigration enforcement teams, a 77% increase on the previous 18 months, according to the Home Office. It said these raids had led to more than 12,300 arrests, which equates to an 83% rise. The government said arrests by immigration enforcement teams had risen in every region of the UK, with the largest number of arrests in London, the West Midlands and south-west England."
"Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp said "illegal working is booming because Labour have turned Britain into a soft touch". He continued: "As long as people who arrive illegally can work, earn, and stay, smugglers have a sales pitch, a reward they dangle in front of those crossing the Channel." The number of people arrested during immigration raids on businesses has been rising steadily for some time and was increasing before Labour took office."
Immigration raids on UK businesses such as nail bars, car washes, barbers and takeaways increased 77% since Labour took office, producing an 83% rise in arrests. Between July 2024 and December 2025, more than 17,400 businesses were raided and over 12,300 people arrested. Arrests rose across every UK region, with the largest numbers in London, the West Midlands and south-west England; London arrests rose by 47% to more than 2,100. In Northern Ireland, 187 raids led to 234 arrests. More than 41,000 people crossed the Channel in 2025, the highest total since 2022.
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