Campaigners claim victory against dawn raid
Immigration officials were stopped from removing failed asylum seekers this morning as protestors barricaded the entrance to a block of flats in Glasgow. The demonstration was prompted by yesterday's removal of a mother and her two daughters, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who have been taken to Dungavel Detention Centre.
Immigration officials were stopped from removing failed asylum seekers this morning as protestors barricaded the entrance to a block of flats in Glasgow. The demonstration was prompted by yesterday's removal of a mother and her two daughters, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who have been taken to Dungavel Detention Centre.
Just before five this morning residents of the Kingsway estate began gathering to make their point. Yesterday's forced removal of a mother and her two children by immigration services in a dawn raid was met with outrage in the community and locals were determined to ensure there was no repeat.
The early morning peace was shattered, however, as immigration officials returned to carry another raid. Tensions were running high but eventually the flashpoint reached a satisfying conclusion for the crowd of around 90 protestors. With their intended targets seemingly not at home, immigration officials left without detaining anyone. Later it emerged that the family was out on the streets at the protest when the snatch squad came calling with their battering ram.
