A COURT has granted Home Office Immigration Enforcement with a compliance order on a Dalton takeaway.

Immigration Enforcement officers and police swooped at Dalton Spice, in Market Street on Thursday night after acting on intelligence.

The Home Office said that two Bangladeshi men, aged 38 and 25, were arrested after being found to have overstayed their visit visas and were working illegally. Immigration Enforcement also closed the business for up to 48 hours.

The two arrested men are in immigration detention while arrangements are made to remove them from the UK.

Home Office Immigration Enforcement applied to Manchester Magistrates' Court for an Illegal Working Compliance Order to be issued to Dalton Spice. The application was granted yesterday.

The Home Office said that owners of Dalton Spice could face fines of tens of thousands of pounds if appropriate checks were not carried out.

The Home Office has stated that Immigration Enforcement officers identified that the owners of Dalton Spice also operate two other businesses - Naaz, in Queen Street, Ulverston and the Taste of India in Duke Street, Askam.

Naaz and Taste of India are the subject of an Illegal Working Compliance Order issued by Manchester Magistrates’ Court on July 8, 2017, following immigration arrests during previous operations.

The Home Office said officers used powers under the Immigration Act 2016 to close Dalton Spice because of a history of non-compliance.

The compliance orders can run for up to two years. Measures can include requirements that the business owner must check that their employees have the right to work, must permit entry by Immigration officers to the premises to inspect for compliance, and must inform Immigration Enforcement in writing before opening any other business.

Home Office Immigration Enforcement served Dalton Spice with a notice warning that a financial penalty of up to £20,000 will be imposed unless it can demonstrate that appropriate right to work document checks were carried out, such as seeing a passport or Home Office document confirming permission to work. The Home Office said if proof is not provided there is the potential for a £40,000 fine.