Two illegal immigrants are facing deportation after they were arrested during a UK Border Agency raid in Watford.
A 37-year-old Filipino woman was arrested at an address in Market Street and a 24-year-old Brazilian man was arrested at an address in Clare Court yesterday (Thursday).
Both had overstayed their visas and had stayed in the UK illegally.
They have now been placed in UK Border Agency detention while arrangements are made for their deportation.
Immigration Officer Debra Johnson, from the Local Immigration Team for Essex and Herts, said: “Yesterday’s successful operation demonstrates our commitment to crack down on those living and working in the UK unlawfully.”
The UK Border Agency was accompanied by officers from the Professional Development Unit of Hertfordshire Constabulary on the intelligence led visits.
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