Dozens of delivery riders have been arrested and are set to be deported after being found working illegally during an immigration enforcement crackdown.

The Home Office targeted workers in the gig-economy across the country, including in major operations in London .

Overall, 171 people were arrested as part of the action last month, including 60 detained for removal from Britain.

Bangladeshi and Indian riders caught in Newham, east London were among those detained.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood also joined an operation in Streatham, where delivery drivers were stopped and their papers checked.

Video footage released by the Home Office shows officers escorting an arrested man into the back of an immigration enforcement van.

The drive comes as ministers crack down on illegal work

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