A crowd blocked the van for hours to stop a man suspected of immigration offences from being moved.
An image given out by protestor Eleanor Janega shows members of the public gathered around a police van
Officers were called to Evan Cook Close shortly after 13:30 BST "to a report of protesters obstructing immigration officers", Met Police said.One of the protesters, Eleanor Janega, said people had heard of an "immigration raid" and came to demonstrate. A woman who gave her name only as Nicola - who is an activist with Stand Up To Racism - said police "gave up" trying to arrest people at the scene.
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