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Eighteen arrested in Home Office immigration raid at DPD depot in Wolverhampton

Home Office officials arrested 18 workers on suspicion of immigration offences at DPD's Dudley Port depot in Wolverhampton. DPD says it has right-to-work checks in place and has not been served with a Penalty Notice.

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The story, neutrally told

Right · 2Eighteen workers were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after a Home Office raid at a DPD parcel depot at Dudley Port, Wolverhampton, on Tuesday 29 September. Right · 2The operation was part of a crackdown on illegal working in the parcel delivery sector. Right · 2The business was issued with a Civil Penalty Referral Notice, which triggers further investigation into whether it breached its right-to-work obligations.

Right · 2If DPD is found to have employed illegal workers without carrying out the required checks, it could face fines of £45,000 per worker, rising to £60,000 per worker for repeat offences. The most serious cases could lead to prosecution. Right · 1Footage circulated on social media appeared to show workers in DPD uniforms sitting beside their vans while Home Office officials were present. Right · 2A Home Office spokesman said the department would "not stand for illegal working". They said immigration enforcement activity was at its highest level on record under this government, with illegal working arrests up 122 per cent, and that right-to-work requirements had been strengthened to cover the parcel delivery sector.

Right · 2DPD said it takes its legal obligations "extremely seriously" and has right-to-work checks in place for all its people. It said it had reviewed its procedures ahead of the new legislation and will keep working with the Home Office. It also said it "has not been served with a Penalty Notice". Right · 1The Daily Express said the raid followed one in June, when Immigration Enforcement officers checked more than 100 people at DPD depots in Basingstoke and Newbury. Nine people were arrested there (seven Indian nationals, one Ghanaian and one Pakistani) and placed on immigration bail. Right · 1The investigation will establish whether any immigration breaches occurred and whether DPD has any liability. The nationalities and immigration status of the 18 arrested have not been given.

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Framing
Reported as an enforcement action in a crackdown on illegal working, leading on the arrests and the potential fines for DPD, with the Home Office statement given in full and DPD's denial of a penalty notice included.
Emphasis
The scale of potential fines, the Home Office's record enforcement claim, and (in the Express) the earlier June DPD raids.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither outlet says who the 18 are, their nationality or status, or whether any have been charged; both describe them as detained on suspicion. No independent or critical voices are quoted.
Charged language
“illegal delivery workers”“immigration bust”“latest crackdown”
For example
“Eighteen workers have been arrested following an immigration raid at a DPD depot in the Midlands as part of a crackdown on illegal working in the parcel delivery industry.” — GB News
“This is the moment 18 workers were arrested in an immigration bust at a busy DPD delivery depot.” — Daily Express