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Report exposes immigration raids as an extension of colonial ‘divide and rule’ tactics
Immigration enforcement officers take part in an immigration raid in Warrenpoint in County Down, August 10 2023

A CHARITY exposed immigration raids today as an extension of colonial “divide-and-rule” tactics, employed to create state-sanctioned fear. 

Migrant Rights Network’s report into immigration raids follows government-announced plans to ramp up the number of removals and carry out 14,000 deportations by the end of the year.

Mapping the location and frequency of raids, the charity found they often occurred at businesses in city centres, areas with significant racialised populations and areas with significant migration routes. 

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