13/03/2013

Two Men Arrested In Relation To Immigration Offences

Two men have been arrested for immigration offences.

They were held after UK Border Agency officers raided two houses, in County Down and Antrim, on Tuesday.

A 45-year-old from the Philippines was detained at the Belfast Road in Bangor, and an indian man was found at a property on Richview Street in Belfast.

They will be sent bak to their home countries as their visas had expired.

Mike Golden of the UK Border Agency, said: "Foreign nationals who are in this country illegally should be in no doubt that they will be found, arrested and removed from the UK.

"We are determined to crack down on illegal immigrants and anyone found living or working here illegally is liable to be detained and removed."

(CD)


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