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Dad of man taken in immigration raid very thankful to Glasgow protesters as police release men Baldev Singh said he was "very upset" as his son Lakhvir was taken by Border Agency officers in Glasgow this morning. Updated (Image: PA) Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you ...

Police have released two men who were detained by Border Force officials in Glasgow, as Glasgow locals who had spent the day protesting the Home Office action rejoiced. Demonstrators in Kenmure Street, Pollokshields, blocked the immigration enforcement van for hours on Thursday, with one lying underneath the vehicle. Around 200 protesters were at the scene, with chants of “Leave our neighbours, let them go” and “Cops go home” being heard as a ring of police stood around the van. P...

By Press Association 2021 Glasgow immigration protest Nicola Sturgeon has said the Home Office needs to ask “itself hard questions” after mass protests took place over the detention of men in Glasgow. Police Scotland released the two Indian nationals detained by Border Force officials in the city after people surrounded their van and prevented it from leaving on Thursday. Demonstrators in Kenmure Street, Pollokshields, had blocked the ...

Demonstrators in Glasgow blocked the immigration enforcement van for hours on Thursday.

Police release two men being held by immigration officials TWO men that were being held by immigration officials are to be released, police have said. They were being held by immigration enforcement officers on Kenmure Street, prompting a huge protest against the move from Pollokshields residents.  Police have encouraged protestors to leave the scene in order to facilitate their release. A statement released by Police Scotland on Twitter said: "In order to protect the safety, public he...

Crowds erupt in applause as men detained by Home Office are released after Glasgow protest The peaceful protest began after a Home Office van carried out a raid on a Glasgow property this morning. The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the informa...

Men detained in a Home Office van have been released following a face off between police and protesters in Glasgow.

Campaigners hailed a victory for Glaswegian solidarity and told the Home Office “you messed with the wrong city” as two men detained by UK Immigration Enforcement were released back into their community after a day of protest. Police Scotland intervened to free the men after a tense day-long standoff between immigration officials and hundreds of local residents, who surrounded their van in a residential street on the southside of Glasgow to stop...

Submitting... The crowd crew to around 200 protesters, chanting “Leave our neighbours, let them go” and “Cops go home” as a ring of police stood around the van. One of two men are released from the back of an Immigration Enforcement van accompanied by Mohammad Asif, director of the Afghan Human Rights Foundation, in Kenmure Street, Glasgow which is surrounded by protesters. One man who joined the protest, compared the immigration operation on Eid to a police raid on Christmas Day. Short...

Glasgow stand-off: Residents cheer as immigration officials release two men after crowd blocks van Jane Dalton © Provided by The Independent Police have released two men detained by immigration officials after crowds swarmed the street for hours to block their van from leaving. Officers said they were freeing the men for the safety of everyone involved following a stand-off in Glasgow that lasted for nearly eight hours. The men were let out of the van and waved to the cheering...