Indian Restaurants Targeted As Starmer Launches Trump-Style 'UK-Wide Blitz' On Illegal Immigrants

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s administration targeted Indian restaurants, nail bars, convenience stores and car washes in what the Home Office on Monday described as a “UK-wide blitz" on illegals working in the country, a style associated with US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the UK Home Office had a record-breaking January as immigration enforcement teams raided 828 premises, including nail bars, convenience stores, restaurants and car washes, marking a 48% rise compared to the previous January.

At least 609 people were arrested in these raids, demonstrating a 73% increase from just 352 the previous year. “Tackling illegal working plays a vital part in the Home Office’s system-wide approach to ending the promise of false jobs used by smuggling gangs to sell spaces on boats and taking down their business models as we restore order to the immigration system," the Office said in a statement.