Shroukie's family LATEST: coach blocked for 5 hours, fingers crossed ...
some of no borders | 24.10.2012 08:46 | Migration
UKBA tried to deport the Saleh family on a privately listed (charter) flight at 8AM, unknown airport. Friends and supporters tried to block the coach taking them out of Cedars family prison. A massive police operation (more than 50 police vehicles counted) got them through. We hope not in time for the flight ...
cedars "family pre-departure accommodation"
A judge granted an injunction then withdrew it after being contacted by UKBA (which is unlawful as they are supposed to go through a formal appeal process). They were due to leave the prison at 1.30AM. They were held up by supporters for 5 hours until 6.30AM, including one person who jumped the fence and locked themselves under the bus. Literally dozens of police vehicles, and dog teams were set on the protestors. One supporter (the locked-on person) arrested, one hospitalised. We don't know yet whether they made the flight.
from "save the saleh family" facebook:
2 hrs ago: Despite the best efforts of everyone at the detention centre, the bus has now left with Mrs Saleh, Ibrahim and Laialy on board. There is not much time for them to get to an airport and check in before 8am though we still don't know exactly what might happen. We will update one we know more. Thank you so much to everyone for all your continued support.
4hrs ago: The person who was under the bus has been cut off and the bus has moved in to the detention centre. We think the family are now being prepared to be put on the bus. This is so unjust...
5hrs ago: Someone has attached them self to the underside of a bus which is at the gates of the detention centre, blocking the exit. This has been in an attempt to stop the family being removed unlawfully. There are also
reports of the police using force against the friends and supporters who are gathered outside the gates.
7 hrs ago: Some friends and supporters have gathered outside Cedars - the Barnado's detention centre - in Pease Pottage in Crawley in support of Mrs Saleh and her children. They said they have seen three people in a window of the centre waving. The friends said there are also many police and police dogs there.
9 hours ago: The judge granted the family an injunction then the ukba got in touch with them and persuaded the judge to cancel the injunction. According to the law, the UKBA should have appealed the injunction properly at court. This should have had 48 hours notice in between. Please, if anyone can help, any solicitors or barristers please get in touch.
from "save the saleh family" facebook:
2 hrs ago: Despite the best efforts of everyone at the detention centre, the bus has now left with Mrs Saleh, Ibrahim and Laialy on board. There is not much time for them to get to an airport and check in before 8am though we still don't know exactly what might happen. We will update one we know more. Thank you so much to everyone for all your continued support.
4hrs ago: The person who was under the bus has been cut off and the bus has moved in to the detention centre. We think the family are now being prepared to be put on the bus. This is so unjust...
5hrs ago: Someone has attached them self to the underside of a bus which is at the gates of the detention centre, blocking the exit. This has been in an attempt to stop the family being removed unlawfully. There are also
reports of the police using force against the friends and supporters who are gathered outside the gates.
7 hrs ago: Some friends and supporters have gathered outside Cedars - the Barnado's detention centre - in Pease Pottage in Crawley in support of Mrs Saleh and her children. They said they have seen three people in a window of the centre waving. The friends said there are also many police and police dogs there.
9 hours ago: The judge granted the family an injunction then the ukba got in touch with them and persuaded the judge to cancel the injunction. According to the law, the UKBA should have appealed the injunction properly at court. This should have had 48 hours notice in between. Please, if anyone can help, any solicitors or barristers please get in touch.
some of no borders
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Hope
24.10.2012 08:59
Against Nick
Homepage:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2012/10/501707.html
facebook updates
24.10.2012 09:46
noborderer
call barnardos
24.10.2012 11:28
Barnardo's Head office: 0208 550 8822
More details (facebook):
For what it's worth, Barnardo's are supposed to have some kind of duty of "care" to people in Cedars. Deporting someone who has just been self-harming, and using extreme force against minors,are against all their own rules even. They should not get away with this. Also see new report from Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons about what has been going on at Cedars:
we believe in locking up children
barnardos email
24.10.2012 11:35
No one seemed to have an answer!. I have said that this is disgusting as we do not know what happened to the family, etc. I also shamed them for their role in all this.
The latest person i spoke he said that i should send him an email and he could send it to the right people (????). Here is his email address:
barny
Paul Ilett on Twitter
24.10.2012 11:50
twit
Another question for Barnardos...
24.10.2012 13:58
Point 5 says:
"5. Barnardo’s will speak out if the level of force used with a family on route to or from the PDA is disproportionate to the family circumstance."
And there is clearly evidence of this today.
These 'red-lines' were issued in July 2011 to "set out the charity’s principles guiding its provision of welfare and social care services to asylum seeking families in the UK Border Agency’s new Pre-Departure Accommodation (PDA) at Pease Pottage, West Sussex."
At the time Chief Exec Anna Marie Carrie said: "I am absolutely clear that if policy and practice fall short of safeguarding the welfare, dignity and respect of families then Barnardo’s will raise concerns, will speak out and ultimately if we have to, we will withdraw our services."
Call on Bardardos today to issue a statement on the treatment of Mrs Saleh and her family this morning and to question it's roll in the locking up of children, deportations of vulnerable children and terrorising border regime in general.
Please copy and paste, tweet, write letters, take action, make a fuss, show you care!
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Friend of the family
A demo.....everywhere?
24.10.2012 14:59
They cannot get away with this. I fear the determination by UKBA to deport this family so quickly may have been politically motivated, as with former Cardiff comrade Babi Badalov (now safe in France).
They want us to stop loving each other
email mis-spell
24.10.2012 15:08
should read
I hate these bastards who pretend to be good-doers!
That Barnardos email address again
24.10.2012 15:10
Alternatively, why not tweet at the proud Media Manager: @Paul_Ilett.
And call Barnardos head office: 0208 550 8822
Ask why force was used against a minor, and why a woman who had self harmed only hours before was forced onto a plane, both of these things being unlawful.
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More on Cedars: pregnant woman on wheelchair deported
24.10.2012 15:42
Barnardos and G4$: you are criminals
Fascisim!
24.10.2012 16:09
Outraged
More on Fascism
24.10.2012 16:22
Migration activists and anti-fascists need to unite to combat the far-right and the threat from Governments.
Let's not pigeon-hole our politics, but come to each other's demos and meetings and build a movement based on mutual respect.
Let's beat fascists in the street on October 27th and every-time they try and bring their messages of hate to public spaces, and let's work for a world without governments that try and control our freedoms, including the freedom to move.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Anti-fascist No Borders activist
Paul Ilett and his twitter account
24.10.2012 16:29
twit
detention of children has not 'ended'
24.10.2012 18:00
Medical Justice - repost
MP's response - "hundreds of letters phone calls & emails"
25.10.2012 13:12
> Date: 25 October 2012 09:40:07 GMT+01:00
> Subject: Fariman Saleh
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> Dear all,
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> Over the past week we have received hundreds of letters, phone calls and emails in
support of Fariman Saleh and her family. As explained in our initial response to
supporters, the primary focus was liaising between the family and the authorities.
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> We were made aware of the UKBA’s removal of the family from Cardiff shortly after
it took place and immediately requested that the Minister for Immigration conduct
an urgent review into the case, given the forthcoming court date and outstanding
evidence. The family were subsequently held in the detention centre whilst this
review took place.
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> Unfortunately, despite representations from Jonathan, drawing the Minister’s
attention to his concerns and the hundreds of supporting messages, they did not
change their decision. Our immediate advice to the family and solicitors was to
use any and all legal mechanisms available to them to halt the deportation,
regrettably the injunctions were unsuccessful.
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> We will continue to work with (family), whilst the family have been deported, the
appeal is still ongoing. Letters of support are still useful, I regret that due to
the volume of messages we are unable to acknowledge them immediately and we are
continuing to collate them in support of the family.
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> Yours sincerely,
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> Thomas James
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> Caseworker to Jonathan Evans MP
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> Member for Cardiff North
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