POLICE in Glasgow were forced to release two asylum-seekers today after a large crowd prevented immigration enforcement officers from completing an eviction operation.
Officers removed two men from their home in the Pollokshields area of the city in the morning, but campaigners surrounded the officers’ van to prevent them from leaving.
One protester was able to crawl underneath the vehicle to ensure that it didn’t move and a large crowd gathered throughout the day, with numbers swelling to several hundred by the evening.
Police continually asked protesters to maintain social distancing but repeatedly shoved members of the public and journalists.
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ONE of the men released after being detained by Border Force officers in Glasgow today said he was overwhelmed by the support he got from locals.
Lakhvir Singh, 34, was one of two men taken into a Home Office van on Kenmure Street, Pollokshields, this morning. The other was named locally as Sumit Sehdev.
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One of the men released after being detained by the Home Office has thanked the people of GlasgowCredit: The Scottish Sun
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Lakhvir Singh, 34, said he was overwhelmed by the support of locals in PollokshieldsCredit: Alamy
But furious locals started a protest and refused to let the vehicle leave, chanting they are our neighbours, let them go.
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Nicola Sturgeon blasts Home Office over Pollokshields immigration raid which sparked huge protest in Kenmure Street
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Updated: 13 May 2021, 16:16
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NICOLA Sturgeon blasted a dangerous and unacceptable immigration raid in Glasgow which has led to a huge protest.
The First Minister demanded answers from the Home Office after angry locals blocked an immigration enforcement van from leaving Kenmure Street in Pollokshields at around 9:55am this morning.
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Protesters were chanting in the streetCredit: Tahir Muftee
Over 300 people chanted “Let them go, they are our neighbours” and “until our people are free, we won’t leave” after cops formed a ring of steel around the motor, believed to be holding two men.