Bristol Submitted anonymously “A couple of weeks ago the Home Office once again sent their uniformed bullies into Easton. This time things did not go smoothly for them. Early evening on a weekday in mid-October: word spread that ‘immigration enforcement’ vans had been spotted near an off-license in the backstreets … Continue reading
Via Anti Raids Network First meeting of Kids Against Raids & Borders (KARB) The first few months since the introduction of the nationality requirements of the school census has seen campaigning & boycott calls from groups like Schools ABC and Defend Digital Me, as well as children such as Biplob … Continue reading
In June last year, an immigration raid on East Street, South London, was resisted by a motley crowd 100-strong. Though the man they arrested was ultimately detained and deported, immigration officers haven’t set foot in the area since. However, next month 3 people will stand trial in relation to events … Continue reading
From the Anti Raids Network Last week on Brick Lane we saw, once again, that sometimes all it takes to see off an immigration raid is a handful of people raising their voices. Monday 26 July, early afternoon, a blue-and-yellow-striped Immigration Enforcement “racist van” is spotted parked up on Old … Continue reading
From the Anti Raids Network On Thursday 28th July, the Anti Raids Network received and shared a verified alert that immigration officers were carrying out an operation on Deptford High Street. Locals report that officers entered businesses but informed shopkeepers that they did not intend to arrest anyone, merely to … Continue reading
Repost from Anti Raids Network. This text was written by some people involved in the Anti Raids Network – it doesn’t represent the position of the whole network. A vast amount has already been said about ‘Brexit’ and the general climate of nationalism and xenophobia in which the vote took place. We … Continue reading
From Whitechapel Anti Raids (WAR) The border regime manifests itself in our everyday lives. Home Office “Immigration Enforcement” teams - working hand-in-hand with the police and local authorities – attack us on our streets, in our homes and workplaces. Whitechapel – and Tower Hamlets more generally – is one of … Continue reading
On Monday (13 June) people chased off an immigration raid targeting shopworkers on Deptford High Street, and refurbished a van left behind by Immigration Enforcement cops as they fled the scene. The next night, posters went up all along Deptford High Street to spread word of what had happened. It’s … Continue reading
On Monday afternoon the neighbourhood of Deptford, South East London, chased away a Home Office “Immigration Enforcement” raid team. The Home Office bullyboys had reportedly been spotted several times in the previous week doing so-called “intelligence gathering”. I.e., trying to harass shopkeepers into giving them permission to carry out “operations” … Continue reading
From the Anti Raids Network. Some people involved in local anti raids projects were interviewed on Dissident Island Radio. Have a listen here.