Standoff unfolded after detentions during Eid al-Fitr in apparent escalation of hostile environment policy

Glasgow residents are involved in a tense standoff with immigration officials after surrounding their van in a residential street to prevent the detention of individuals during Eid al-Fitr.

Staff from UK Immigration Enforcement are believed to have swooped on a property in Pollokshields, on the southside of Glasgow, early on Thursday morning and detained a number of people.

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