A year ago today hundreds of selfless Glaswegians flooded into a Pollokshields street to prevent immigration enforcement officers from carrying out a 'dawn raid'.
Two Indian nationals - Sumit Sehdev and Lakhvir Singh - were detained by immigration officers from the UK Border Agency who had entered their home on Kenmure Street in the early hours of the morning.
Upon seeing the immigration enforcement van on the street, activists quickly spread the word and called for back-up to stop the van from leaving the street.
Within hours, hundreds of people had surrounded the van in a peaceful protest. Young and old joined forces with the shared goal of stopping the deportation of the men inside.
An eight-hour stand-off ensued between the public and police officers who had been called to the scene and formed a human shield around the van.
Signs were displayed showing solidarity with migrants and refugees while kind Glaswegians handed out bottles of water and food to those protesting.
One stand-out participant was 'van man' who lay under the vehicle until after the men were released.
The protest came to an end when it was announced that the two men would be let go. One of the men later said how grateful he was that "fate" brought him to live among the demonstrators in Glasgow.
A Festival of Resistance has been planned by the Govanhill Baths Community Trust to mark the one-year anniversary and to protest the UK Government's hostile immigration policies.
Organisers said: "It was a stunning and inspiring victory for anti-racists and campaigners fighting against dawn raids.
"One year on from that day that community will be coming together again to celebrate this historic moment."
