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Councillors in the east London borough unanimously agreed a motion stating that the town hall should only co-operate with immigration raids “where there is a clear legal obligation to do so” and should not actively assist operations through the use of council staff, buildings or equipment.
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hall → agree → staff
It means that they will limit, or in some cases block, data sharing with the Home Office for immigration enforcement purposes and work with local activist groups to create a “sanctuary corridor” for migrants.
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they → mean → migrants
It comes after the capital saw more illegal working raids than any other region in the Britain last year.
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capital → come → Britain
Businesses in the capital were visited 2,715 times in 2025, up by more than 700 visits on the year before.
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Businesses → visit → year
A Home Office spokesman said that, while the visits are intelligence led, they make "no apology" for joining local authorities to enable information sharing and "fighting criminals who fuel immigration crime".
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who → say → crime
Green-led Lewisham was the first to sign off the non co-operation policy.
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Lewisham → lead → policy
In July, it passed its motion that included a review of the local authority data-sharing and service agreements and pledged not to use resources or public money for immigration enforcement.
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that → pass → enforcement
The five other boroughs, who also have Green leaders, followed shortly after with help from the Migrant Champions Network, which was set up by councillors from Islington and Oxford in 2022 to push back against hostile environment policies.
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which → have → policies
It drafted the motion that London councils have used to pass the move.
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councils → draft → move
Southwark leader James McAsh, who defected to the Greens in February, said he had been working for a number of years to minimise co-operation with the Home Office.
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he → defect → Office
He told the Standard he “fought really hard to get the Home Office out of the council” when a Labour backbencher in Southwark.
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Office → tell → Southwark
He said: “At the time, there was a system called embedded immigration officers, where the council paid the salary of a Home Office member of staff who worked in here, and the line was: ‘this is great for the migrants because it they have access to Home Office database and it speeds things up, and it's great for the council because we can get their costs off our books’.
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we → say → books
We found one example where someone came in for support regarding their disability, their immigration status was flagged, and this immigration officer printed off a notice for removal, there and there.
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officer → find → removal
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“Thankfully, that person challenged it with legal support and it turned out to be illegal and it was removed.
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it → read → support
“I don't believe migration is a crime.
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migration → believe → ?
I don't believe migrants should be treated like criminals, and that's something that I've been pushing for for some time.”
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I → believe → time
It stated: “Immigration enforcement is a national responsibility that enforces national border security, tackling human trafficking and protecting vulnerable people from exploitation.
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that → state → exploitation
“Local authorities should not obstruct actions by immigration enforcement operations or build political barriers that undermine the safety of the public or the rule of law.”
Reform UK London Assembly member Keith Prince, who proposed the motion, said: "Immigration enforcement is a national responsibility and effective cooperation between local authorities and the Home Office is required to ensure the law is applied consistently and vulnerable people are protected, rather than adopting ridiculous activist-driven policies.
“Where a local authority changes its approach to working with the Home Office, it is reasonable to understand what operational impact that may have and to ensure responsibilities remain clear.”
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responsibilities → obstruct → impact
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