New Home Office TikTok account showing immigration raids branded laughable gimmick'
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New Home Office TikTok account showing immigration raids branded laughable gimmick'
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"The Home Office has been criticised after launching a new TikTok account showing videos of illegal migrants being detained and boasting about the government's record on deportations a move which has been dubbed a laughable gimmick by critics. Launched on Tuesday, the Secure Borders UK' account currently has just one video. With dramatic music playing in the background, the video cuts together clips of immigration enforcement officers raiding homes and businesses and arresting people thought to be in the UK illegally,"
"Nearly 50,000 people returned or deported from the UK since July 2024. 83 per cent increase in illegal working arrests. 77 per cent increase in illegal working raids. And its just getting started, the video boasts, as a clip of a plane taking off plays."
The Independent covers reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech and deploys journalists to developing US stories. Investigations have examined Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and a documentary, 'The A Word', highlights American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet emphasizes parsing facts from messaging and keeps reporting free of paywalls, asking for donations to fund on-the-ground journalism and saying it is trusted across the political spectrum. The UK Home Office launched a Secure Borders UK TikTok account posting a single video of raids and arrests with dramatic music and immigration statistics, prompting criticism and opposition response.
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