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Border Minister meets Leeds immigration officers
Border and Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has visited Leeds to talk with officers involved in investigating crimes from fake citizenship ceremonies to sham marriages and people trafficking.
Mr Woolas was briefed when he visited the UK Border Agency's North East Immigration Crime Team which involves both officers of the agency and police.
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The team tackles crimes including people trafficking, drug and firearm offences linked to foreign nationals, bogus marriages and bogus colleges.
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They also seek to remove foreign offenders found guilty of serious offences once they have served their sentences.
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Mr Minister was given details of a range of successful recent prosecutions.
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Mr Woolas said: "I'm in West Yorkshire today to see first hand the excellent work that the joint UK Border Agency and police team are doing to tackle serious and organised immigration crime across the region.
"I also want to reach out to both the public and our partners in the region to hear and discuss their issues around immigration
"Our Immigration Crime Teams are creating a hostile environment for criminals involved in this sort of activity - be they British or foreign nationals - and are sending a message that there is no place to hide; we will catch you."
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