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Motorcyclist on shopping trip arrested amid Labour’s crackdown on undocumented migrants

The Guardian September 02, 2025

<p>Fernando Fontoura, who moved to the UK aged 12, detained in drive to find people ‘illegally working’ as delivery drivers</p><p>A motorcycle rider out on a shopping trip<strong> </strong>was arrested and detained for a month as part of a high-profile government crackdown on undocumented migrants working for food delivery apps.</p><p>Fernando Fontoura, 33, who moved from Portugal to the UK when he was 12, was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after he parked his motorbike near a grocery store in south-east London on 22 July. He was taken to a detention centre near Gatwick airport where he was held for 29 days.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/02/motorcyclist-on-shopping-trip-arrested-london-amid-labours-crackdown-on-undocumented-migrants">Continue reading...</a>

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