Mass Deportation of Immigrants Blockaded in Dublin. Arrests Ongoing

By Anonymous (not verified) , 18 October, 2005
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Immigration police seized several families across Ireland this morning (Tue Oct 18th) and brought them to Dublin for summary deportation.
3 vans go out with asylum seekers, all nigerian who will return to a life of hell

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=72514
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here is an audio file from the steps of the garda national immigration bureau, speaking with rosana flynn from residents against racism, she tells us of early afternoon scuffles which led to 3 arrests, a serious incident with a nigerian friend of rosannas who was dragged out onto the streets, her shoes came off, she went unconcious, she was dragged up to the local police station, despite requests from people that she be taken to hospital

we waited outside until the last van came out, there were heavy handed tactics used by the gardai and mainstream journalists took numbers and said they witnessed gardai assaults, the woman has left her children here, she was held inside the bureau from before 2pm till she was taken out at 8pm, without any food or water given to her. people were on the phone to her and she was in a very distressed state