Protesters have blocked an immigration van amid a 'stand off' over a Home Office raid in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow.
Police say they were called to assist UK Border Agency staff at an address in Kenmure Street around 9:55am this morning.
Footage from the scene shows around 100 activists surrounding the vehicle and blocking the road by sitting in the middle of the street, while chanting "Let Them Go".
There are also reports of one person lying in front of the immigration van to block it from departing.
Ruby Hirsch of the Stand Up To Racism Group is at the scene and said she was told two men had been taken from a property and are currently sitting inside the van.
She told the Daily Record: "When I arrived I was told that two men had been taken from their flat and they had been taken to the van, which is in the middle of the street.
"One of us trying to stop the raid has put himself under the van. Around the van now there are now about 70 folk. Lots of people have come down from their houses.
"There is a lot of police around and surrounding the mosque where people were doing their Eid prayers. A lot of people have come from there to join too. We've just been standing here waiting, trying to negotiate with them telling them to let them go.
"We said we will disperse if they let them go but they are just not speaking to us. There's more police arriving but there's also more locals arriving to stop it. It's just a stand off at the moment.
"There's so many of us surrounding the van it's not possible that they could move."
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Around 9.55 am this morning, Thursday, 13 May, 2021, police were called to support colleagues at the UK Border Agency at an address in Kenmure Street, Pollokshields, Glasgow.
"A number of protesters are now at the location. Officers are at the scene and enquiries are continuing."
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