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Trade union slams ‘deplorable’ immigration raid on couriers in south London
Netpol says the action ‘contributes to the lack of trust in the police’ and adds to the assertion that the Met Police force is institutionally racist
Police officers in Tooting pull over bike couriers to inspect their immigration status
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A RAID by the Met Police and Immigration Enforcement on low-paid food delivery workers was deplorable, the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) said yesterday.
The union said that Tuesday’s operation in Tooting, south London, was an example of racial profiling by the police.
In a social media post, the Met Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) boasted that it had stopped 48 bikes in a period of 90 minutes and that two arrests for immigration offences had been made.
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