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Mobile detention vehicle for illegal immigrants in Northampton



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Published Date: 07 October 2008
A mobile detention vehicle designed to hold illegal immigrants captured in the Midlands was today being unveiled in Northampton.
The vehicle, fitted out with eight cells, will patrol the region to catch and detain foreign nationals believed to be in the country illegally.

UK Border Agency regional deputy director Simon Excell was at Northampton RoadChef Services on the M1 to see the vehicle hit the road as it started a five-week trial.

He said: "This mobile detention vehicle should mean there is no hiding place for those who try to cheat their way across the border as it will be ready to detain them wherever they are found."

The vehicle will be sent to hotspots like service stations where stowaways have, in the past, been seen escaping from the back of lorries.

UK Border Agency officers will talk to lorry drivers about immigrants who may have hidden in their vehicles, gathering intelligence to help catch suspects earlier.

Drivers will also be warned about the heavy financial penalties they could face if they fail to secure their lorries properly.

It will also be used to respond to police requests and by enforcement teams involved in large-scale illegal working operations right across the Midlands.

Illegal immigrants detained in the vehicle will be transferred to immigration removal centres.

If the trial is successful more vehicles will be rolled out.

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  • Last Updated: 07 October 2008 10:51 AM
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desktop,

07/10/2008 10:43:52
Put a big petrol tank in then drive them straight back non-stop.
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chris and karen,

07/10/2008 11:09:57
well said desktop, take them back
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Diane Northampton,

07/10/2008 12:54:17
And who is paying for this? Of course the good old tax payer is. If our borders were more secure there wouldn't be any need for this,just send them back the same way they got here. Welcome to soft Britain.
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Paul CD,

Rushden 07/10/2008 14:28:17
New Labour have to get voters somehow, who else will vote for them??
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bacon butty,

07/10/2008 15:38:08
8 cells, for the 800,000 odd , well its a start.!!!!!
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bacon butty,

07/10/2008 15:39:59
paul cd , with browns 42 day detention plan, i find it grossly inadequate as i believe NEW LABOUR should be detained INDEFINITELY.
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Gazsmash,

Northampton 07/10/2008 15:42:07
Vote BNP to end this madness!
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andre101,

07/10/2008 16:07:16
Gaz there's a lot of people saying that now, who knows next year we could be ruled by facists! In regard to the article though at least something is happening but for every 8 that get shipped out (that's if they even do get sent back) i bet 8,000 more arrive by that time....
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Northants BNP,

Wellingborough 07/10/2008 16:58:37
Better late than never...and Andre, the country is already ruled by facists who opress freedom of speech and opinion, try being a member of the police, fire brigade, ambulance or prison service as a BNP member, it is illegal. People are already persecuted for their political beliefs in this country.
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bacon butty,

07/10/2008 18:42:07
northants bnp, as one who wore the uniform of my islands,and my late great father as a 15yr old boy A [yourself and the rest of your ilk?], in the senior service 1942, and of course the countless others of my clan past and present,john tyndall founder of the bnp, his fav book, mein kemp, he also spits on the graves of our war dead,mark collett bnp publicity officer, his hero, hitler, chairman/furher griffin denies the holacust and alludes that his majestys armed forces were responsible, during that evil period, are you unread, un-travelled, go to youtube bnp in your search engine, bnp BRITISH, never, the scum disgrace our great british people, my thanks to all who have come to my islands and showed affinity and loyalty, this most certainly does not apply to the bnp. a REAL NATIVE.
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