12 arrested at anti-migrant protest in Gosport after small boat crossing

12 arrested at anti-migrant protest in Gosport after small boat crossing Hampshire Police said 12 people had been arrested for offences including assaulting a police officer after several hundred gathered at a marina in Gosport to protest migrant arrivals on Sunday Police have arrested 12 people for offences including assaulting a police officer following after people gathered to protest migrant arrivals on Sunday, Hampshire Police said. Protestors descended on a marina in Gosport following reports of a small boat crossing. Around 350 people left Haslar Road at around 2am on Monday after a group of migrants were brought ashore by coastguard, lifeboat and border security staff, Hampshire Police said. Conditions were put into place under the Public Order Act as well as powers prohibiting the wearing of face coverings. A Section 14 dispersal order was imposed on the whole town to maintain order. The atmosphere was mostly peaceful as demonstrators had assembled near Haslar Marina, though there were reports of flares being set off and some scuffles with police.