Steve Woods1d ago

"Diners were tucking into their upmarket Indian lunch when the Ice agents slid through the restaurant’s back fence. Armed with stun guns and clad in stab vests, the 11-strong unit blocked off every entrance before moving in on their target: Mandira’s Kitchen. This wasn’t a scene from California or Texas. It happened near Guildford, England, among the rolling Surrey Hills."

#racism #UK_Politics

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/24/restaurants-raided-britain-version-ice-immigration

‘They singled out non-white, foreign-born workers’: the restaurants raided by Britain’s version of ICE

They’re not armed and they keep a relatively low profile. But the Home Office’s immigration compliance and enforcement officers have searched thousands of business in pursuit of illegal workers. Are they abusing their powers?

The Guardian
Show threadRichard Michael Blaber
@wood5y I saw a similar incident with my own two eyes - a raid on my local Tandoori a couple of years ago, when this gang of Border Force thugs came charging through the door, as I sat eating my curry, & Rugby tackled a waiter to the floor in front of me. Fortunately for him, the man had his British passport on him, & these Border Force idiots ended up with egg on their faces!
Mar 24 at 12:23pmWeb
Show threadSteve Woods1d ago
@rmblaber1956 Disgraceful behaviour.
Show threadRichard Michael Blaber1d ago
@wood5y It was - totally. The waiter had come originally from #Bangladesh, but is a naturalised #British citizen. The Home Office should have known that. He's no longer just a waiter there - he runs the place!
Show threadSteve Woods1d ago
@rmblaber1956 The institutional #racism of the Home Office makes the Met look like a bunch of amateurs.
Show threadRichard Michael Blaber1d ago
@wood5y Agreed!