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Home Office Seizes 10 Evri Workers, 217% Arrest Surge

7/18/2026

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The Home Office’s intensified crackdown led to the arrest of ten Evri workers in Croydon, Crawley and Redditch.
The detainees, Pakistani, Indian, Brazilian, Ghanaian and Gambian nationals, were placed on immigration bail.
The Home Office reported a 217 % rise in delivery-company arrests in 2025 versus 2024.
Employers who fail right-to-work checks from October face fines up to £60,000 per illegal worker, director disqualification and up to five years’ imprisonment.

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Story summary

The Home Office’s intensified crackdown led to the arrest of ten Evri workers in Croydon, Crawley and Redditch.
The detainees, Pakistani, Indian, Brazilian, Ghanaian and Gambian nationals, were placed on immigration bail.
The Home Office reported a 217 % rise in delivery-company arrests in 2025 versus 2024.
Employers who fail right-to-work checks from October face fines up to £60,000 per illegal worker, director disqualification and up to five years’ imprisonment.