During the riots people tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
The Home Office, which is responsible for tackling illegal immigration, announced it would hire 100 investigations officers to target the gangs who bring asylum seekers to Britain. It aims to increase the number of people deported to levels last seen in 2018, reversing a decline in recent years.
Employers who hire illegal workers will face sanctions, including financial penalty notices, business closure orders and potential prosecution. Those caught working illegally and eligible for deportation will be detained before they are removed, the Home Office said.
"By increasing enforcement capabilities and returns, we will establish a system that is better controlled and managed, in place of the chaos that has blighted the system for far too long," Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said in a statement.
Since the new Labour government was appointed on July 5, more than 5,700 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain in boats crossing the Channel from France, underlining the challenge facing ministers who have promised to smash the people-smuggling gangs.
In the first major policy announcement since winning a landslide election victory, the Labour government said it would scrap the previous Conservative government’s contested plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda.
