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Judge slams 'relaxed' immigration officials who freed Chinese migrants

A judge overseeing one of the biggest people smuggling cases in Britain yesterday criticised the "relaxed attitude" of immigration officials after scores of Chinese immigrants were freed. ...full story at Daily Telegraph

from Daily Telegraph on Wed, Jun 10 2009

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