IT is increasingly apparent that the UK Government is incapable of delivering an immigration system that reflects Scotland’s values of compassion and dignity, the Justice Secretary has said.
Humza Yousaf (below) was responding to an urgent question at Holyrood from Green MSP Patrick Harvie following the mass protest in Pollokshields on Thursday, triggered after Home Office officials tried to detain two Indian nationals on Eid – the religious festival that marks the end of Ramadan.
A crowd of more than 1000 people descended on Kenmure Street, gathering around and even under the van trying to remove the men.
Harvie asked Yousaf what engagement the Scottish Government has had with the UK Government and Police Scotland over the community’s response to the attempted immigration enforcement action.