Texts Tell U.K. Immigrants to Leave the Country

Saturday, 19 October 2013 (1 day ago)

Texts Tell U.K. Immigrants to Leave the Country

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*BY ZACH TOOMBS*

Almost 60,000 suspected undocumented immigrants in Britain have received text messages warning them to leave the country, or face deportation. It’s part of a crackdown on illegal immigration that has civil rights...

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Texts Tell U.K. Immigrants to Leave the Country

Britain's Home Office paid a contractor $64 million to text suspected illegal immigrants, warning them to leave the United Kingdom.

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