A GANG of illegal immigrants is facing jail for running a passport factory in a Leyton basement.

Brazilian nationals Vanessa Silva Moreira Uehara, 23, her husband Rodrigo Uehara Dias, 25, Auretiano Nunes Moreira, 59, Holanda Moreira Silva, 21, and Wyllkynstom Kleller Cabral Correa, 24, all of Windsor Road, each pleaded guilty yesterday (Sunday) at Southwark Crown Court to at least one count relating to the forgery of passports, driving licences and national insurance cards.

All five were remanded in custody to be sentenced today (Monday). The court heard they arrived illegally in this country via France or Spain.