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Hundreds of people have been arrested as part of a government ’crackdown’ on asylum seekers working in the gig economy and as delivery couriers.

Between July 20 to 27, UK immigration enforcement officials stopped a total of 1,780 people for suspected illegal working.

Asylum seekers in Britain are normally not allowed to work while their claim is being processed. They can apply for permission after a year of waiting.

Around 280 were then arrested in areas including Hillingdon in northwest London, Dumfries in Scotland and Birmingham.

More than fifty are now having their asylum support reviewed, which the government said could result in their support being suspended or

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