The Brand Street Immigration Centre gates were blocked again on the morning of 12th January.No Borders activists locked the gates at around 5am, well before dawn, and the chains remained in place for over four hours until being cut by police shortly after 9am. Meanwhile, the Home Office snatch squad vans were sealed inside the compound ensuring that no dawn raids could take place.
The action preceded the arrival of a candlelit vigil planned and attended by other asylum-seeker support groups who were there to protest against the injustice of British immigration policy and the inhumane treatment of asylum-seeking families in Glasgow.
This blockade and vigil follows others that have taken place during the holiday period. The weekly vigils on Saturday mornings are attracting an ever-growing attendance as awareness of the horrors of unjust immigration procedures spreads throughout different communities in the city.
