36 arrests in NI Home Office raid for illegal workers

More than 30 people, including a teenage boy, have been arrested during an operation by the Home Office in Belfast.

The arrests are a result of a dawn operation by immigration enforcement officers at a construction site in the historic Titanic Quarter on Wednesday.

The Home Office said it was supported by Belfast Harbour Police in sweeping the site for illegal workers operating for a sub-contractor inside the premises.

The interception led to the arrest of 35 Romanian men and one 16-year-old boy who had been employed by a sub-contractor.

Offences ranged from working in breach of visa conditions to illegal entry in the UK with no permission to work.

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