Green-led council 'won't assist immigration raids'
A few months later, a nail bar was raided again, and again a few days after."According to local accounts, Chinese women workers were filmed, handcuffed and intimidated by a large officer team. They were not arrested, but they were intimidated," she said."That is political theatre. "And if the purpose of race is simply enforcement ... there's no evidence these operations are making our community safer.
- ▪A few months later, a nail bar was raided again, and again a few days after."According to local accounts, Chinese women workers were filmed, handcuffed and intimidated by a large officer team.
- ▪They were not arrested, but they were intimidated," she said."That is political theatre.
- ▪"And if the purpose of race is simply enforcement ... there's no evidence these operations are making our community safer.
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Green-led council 'won't assist immigration raids'Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lewisham has become a focus for immigration enforcementByRuby GregoryLocal Democracy Reporting ServicePublished19 minutes agoLewisham Council has become the first local authority in the UK to refuse to assist Home Office immigration raids wherever "legally possible".A motion to that effect, proposed by the Green administration, was formally agreed at a meeting of Lewisham's full council at the Town Hall on Wednesday.The motion included a review of the council's data-sharing and service agreements, and pledged not to use council resources or public money for immigration enforcement.A Home Office spokesperson said, while immigration enforcement visits are intelligence led, they make "no apology" for…
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