A small demonstration was held in Parliament Square on Saturday calling for an end to the forcible deportation of migrants, the closure of all immigration detention centres, freedom of movement and equal rights for all. The protest was part of the Week of Action Against the Deportation Machine and was attended by different groups that form the Stop Deportation Network.

It was unfortunate that the demo clashed with two bigger ones: a Stop the War march against the Israeli flotilla massacre, and another against the detention of children organised by the SOAS Detainee Support Group. Many protesters from Parliament Square went on to joint one or both of these.