Glasgow Immigration Center "dawn raided"
transmitter | 14.12.2005 17:19 | Migration
Glasgow's Brand Street Immigration Centre was the target of another early morning protest today [report].
Around 30 Anarchists, Christians, Communists, Clowns, liberals, muslims, pagans, refugee support workers, socialists and people of no particular allegiance descended on Brand St at 5am with the aim of preventing a dawn raid for one day at least.
An informal candlelit vigil was held outside.
After a while, a distraction of clowns arrived and the mood lightened a little. They declared themselves to be from Elsewhere and attempted to turn themselves in for deportation to Denmark, Jamaica, any country more sane than this one [report].
Around 8.30 the protesters left, satisfied that no raids would or could take place that day.
Dawn Protest at Glasgow Brand Street immigration center
From indymedia scotland and noborder groups: Today saw a blockade of the UK Immigration Service Scottish Enforcement Unit in Glasgow.
Security has been stepped up at the centre following several protest rallies, a recent occupation, two dawn raids and a weekly vigil every Saturday.
There appears to be a constant police presence, and extra (private sector) Securicor guards. The Police were already there at 4am today.
At the last blockade there were three arrests, and at the vigil two weeks ago, a security guard was charged by the Police for threatening a peaceful protestor. The guard was back on duty today, opening and closing the gates for people signing on. (They have to queue outside in the cold, even with children, as there are not enough staff in the centre)
A protest and rally is planned for this Saturday, 17th December. It’s being organised by Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees and the recently formed No Borders Glasgow collective.
This is all part of a growing campaign of direct action against migration controls in Glasgow.
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