The first group of asylum seekers has boarded the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset.
Bosses who hire illegal migrants to be fined £60,000 per person, with landlords risking payments of £20,000Civil penalties for employers will be increased up to a maximum of £45,000 per worker for a first breach and £60,000 for repeat offenders, tripling both from the last increase in 2014.
The gym onboard the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge at Portland Port in Dorset, which will house up to 500 asylum seekers.Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said the Bibby Stockholm will accept its first occupants "in the coming days". Mr Jenrick offered a guarantee that it is a "safe facility" after the firefighters' union warned it is a "potential deathtrap", citing concerns including overcrowding and access to fire exits.
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