Nigerian illegal immigrants arrested while working in the British Home Office

BBC News:

A company which provides staff to clean government buildings launched a probe after it sent five illegal immigrants to work in a Home Office premises.

The Nigerians were arrested in London after being sent to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate's Becket House.

Earlier this week a director at the IND caused a row after saying he did not have the "faintest idea" how many illegal immigrants were in the UK.

Techclean said the five men appeared to have "circumvented" safeguards.

"Techclean PLC and its subsidiaries have in place recruitment procedures in strict accordance with government guidelines and take the process of recruitment extremely seriously," the company's statement said.

"We are conducting an internal enquiry into a case where five employees appear to have circumvented these safeguards.

"This matter is subject to investigation and we will not be making any further statement at this time."

Home Secretary John Reid, who has come under fire after also admitting he had no idea of how many illegal immigrants were in the UK, said the Home Office would not use the firm again until it had better vetting procedures in place.

Illegal migrants working at the Home Office

Cleaners at Home Office were illegal immigrants