Campsfield Revolt

Early in the morning of 14 March, an Algerian detainee held in Campsfield immigration prison in Oxfordshire forcefully resisted an attempted 'removal' by the immigration authorities. Fellow detainees then tried to intervene in solidarity and a riot soon spread in the detention centre, with facilities smashed and set on fire. 2 detainees and 7 staff were taken into hospital, all suffering smoke inhalation. In addition to emergency services, Tornado units (riot squads) from the Prison Service were deployed to deal with the 'disturbances'.

LATIN AMERICAN MIGRANT WORKERS DETAINED

From the LATIN AMERICAN WORKERS ASSOCIATION:

In recent days three cleaners, all of them members of the Transport and General Workers Union, have been detained on immigration-related charges, causing great economic and emotional distress to them, their family and friends:

JONNY ALBERTO DOMINGUEZ (1/1700/15379836), from Venezuela, was arrested on 7/3/07. He is currently held at Tindsley Removal Centre at Gatwick Airport.

Kirk Mwesigwa- urgent help needed

Our friend Kirk Mwesigwa, 21 years old, was re-detained when signing last Thursday at Eton House and given removal directions for Monday the 5th March. He was assaulted and beaten during the removal attempt and is back in Colnbrook, threatened with another removal. Kirk is a volunteer with our detainee support network, and has been very active helping others in his same situation, both when he was detained - he spent 8 months in detention - and after his release, during the short time he was free and his life seemed to get back together.

Alphonsus Deportation Delayed - Now Stop His Detention

TRADE UNION ACTION STOPS FLIGHT!
COME TO THE TRADE UNION CONFERENCE AGAINST IMMIGRATION CONTROLS, LIVERPOOL, MARCH 31st

Stop deportation of Alphonus

Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor is presently being held in a detention centre, and is due to be flown back this Thursday 1 March to Nigeria where he has previously been detained and tortured. Alphonsus has a background as a trade unionist and political activist and is a leading figure in the group Asylum voice who have campaigned against the abuses suffered by asylum seekers. He was due to speak at the forthcoming 'No One Is Illegal' Trade Union Conference. He will be in imminent danger if deported.

What you can do:

Unite Against Fascism leaflet

Today was the national conference of Unite Against Fascism. No Borders London distributed the following text at the event:

NO TO RACISM! NOT TO FASCISM! NO TO IMMIGRATION CONTROLS!
NO BORDERS! NO ONE IS ILLEGAL!

National No Borders Gathering

No Borders Glasgow have kindly offered to host a National No Borders Gathering on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th March 2007. It will take place at Kinning Park Complex, Cornwall Street, Glasgow.

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