Large Scale Deportation in Progress / RAR call Protest for Wednesday at 12.30pm at GNIB Burgh Quay

national | rights, freedoms and repression | feature Monday March 14, 2005 23:51 by eeekkkk (via RAR)

Today (Monday) saw Nigerians from all over the country called in by the immigration police. It appears that they will be deported tonight.

UPDATE:Residents Against Racism have called a protest for 12.30pm on Wednesday March 16th at the Garda National Immigration Bureau on Burgh Quay. (Burgh Quay is the street between Tara Street DART station and O'Connell bridge on the south side of the river)

From a report by someone who was in the GNIB offices today: "Among those to be deported is a 19 year old who has been here for 5 years and is to sit his Leaving Cert in June. He has no family alive. His solicitor was with him so we were a bit optimistic but as we were leaving the guy was lifted and taken home to pack his luggage for deportation."

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The protest is being called by Residents Against Racism

Another protest is planned for 23rd March outside Dail Eireann at 12.30.

Two women from Athlone with a child each in their care are presently being brought to Dublin Airport. Some of their kids are not with them.

People are being picked up from all over country.

Residents against Racism reckon it will be a large number in total and that most likely the Gardai etc have chartered a plane.

A Woman from Mill Street resident here for four and a half years who is sick and disabled (she was taken ill at Burgh Quay last week) with two daughters in school here one in primary and one in secondary is in custody en route to Dublin airport. This is despite her having huge support in favour of her remaining from her community.

A woman from Castleblaney with 2 kids, eldest a boy of 15 whose school and all have been trying to keep them - she and some of

her kids have been picked up. Her son threatened to run away if this happened. Unaware at present wether or not he is with her.

Two families from athlone who have some kids with them have been picked up - they also had a lot of support locally - to the extent that a government minister went to the minister for justice about their case.

Reports are also coming in from Galway of families being picked up.

These are just those who had the phone number of RAR. It is higlly likely the deportation numbers in the hundreds.

How do you sleep Mr. Mc Dowell

Phone him and ask at (01) 4988084

(excuse errors - in a hurry)