London : Two Indians detained by British Border Force officials on suspicion of immigration offences in the Scottish city of Glasgow have been released after residents swarmed the street for eight hours to block their van from leaving, according to media reports.
The two were released on bail pending further investigation.
Hundreds of residents had surrounded the Border Agency van in the Pollok shields area of Glasgow to try to prevent immigration officers from removing the men. One person lay underneath the van, The Independent reported.
The protesters chanted “Leave our neighbours, let them go” and “Cops go home” being heard as a ring of police stood around the van, local Scottish newspapers said.
Officers said they were freeing the men for the safety of everyone involved following a stand-off in Glasgow.
The protest prompted Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon to accuse the Home Office of creating “a dangerous and unacceptable situation”.
“Doing this on Eid, in the heart of our Muslim community, and in the midst of a serious Covid outbreak was staggeringly irresponsible – but the even deeper problem is an appalling asylum and immigration policy,” she said.
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