BRITAIN: Three arrested after 'bogus college' raid in immigration probe.AMAN Aman (ā`măn), the same as Haman. And two women were arrested yesterday in an immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. raid on a suspected bogus bo·gus adj. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine: bogus money; bogus tasks. [From obsolete bogus, a device for making counterfeit money. college for foreign students. The man, a college principal, was arrested on suspicion of obtaining leave to remain in the UK by deception while the two women, both college administrators, are suspected of breaching their visa conditions. Meanwhile, officers trawled through documents and computer files at the site in Stratford, east London East London, city (1991 pop. 240,474), Eastern Cape, SE South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. The city grew around a British military post founded in 1847. Its harbor was developed from 1886, and today it is a leading South African port. , while students were questioned over their visas and howlong they spent studying at the college. The raid involved about 35 arrest-trained immigration staff, police officers, HM Revenue and Customs and Trading Standards officers. It is part of an ongoing series of operations into potentially bogus colleges in London. The intelligence-led operation targeted Monteagle College and Lloyds College, which were both operating out of the sixth floor of a business centre. The colleges, understood to be on the government's register of education providers, are thought to have about 600 students on their books. Instead, officers yesterday found one empty classroom, no teachers and one student who had turned up. The Agency will nowcheck the visa status of all the students registered at the colleges. CAPTION(S): Immigration officers arrest a man and assist him into a vehicle following an immigration raid on a suspected bogus college for foreign students in Stratford, east London yesterday Picture: JOHNNY GREEN |
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