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Ever since the Brexit referendum in June 2016, European Union citizens in the UK have felt increasingly unwelcome. Harrassment is on the rise and the government itself has fed the hate.
Legal experts condemn ‘disgraceful and illegal manipulation of system’.
EU Settlement Scheme: Home Office must ensure older EU nationals are not at risk of deportation after Brexit, says charity
27/09/2019
The Government must ensure older EU nationals are not blocked from using NHS services or put at risk of deportation if they do not apply for the EU Settlement Scheme by the deadline, a charity has warned.
Brandon Lewis says people who do not apply before 2021 may be removed from UK.
Boris Johnson’s hard line on immigrants risks ‘retaliatory deportations’ for UK citizens in Europe
14/10/2019
UK citizens fear ‘consequences’ of British government’s announcements after Brexit.
EU citizens face deportation after Brexit if they miss application deadline, under hardline UK rules
14/11/2019
EU citizens who miss the deadline to apply for residency after Brexit will only be granted leniency from deportation in exceptional circumstances, according to people briefed on the plans.
European Parliament could block Brexit deal over Boris Johnson's treatment of EU citizens, Guy Verhofstadt says
18/12/2019
Problems with Home Office settlement scheme have raised concerns.
Michel Barnier protests at risk to independent watchdog meant to protect residents’ rights – as prime minister seeks to open trade talks.
EU Brexit spokesman says Britain reassured him about those who do not apply for settled status.
EU citizens will not automatically be deported if they fail to sign up to the settled status scheme by the 2021 deadline, Downing Street has said.
Government denies U-turn on giving EU citizens physical proof of right to remain in UK, despite 'new Windrush' fears
17/01/2020
Questions raised about EU chief Guy Verhofstadt - after his claim of a partial climbdown is quickly rebuffed.
For all the reassurances about their status, the risk of being kicked out still haunts those without a British passport.
Poll finds 90% of EU citizens in UK fear discrimination without evidence of rights after Brexit.
No-deal Brexit looks set to spark another scandal, leaving thousands of EU citizens stateless
11/07/2020
When the Home Office bureaucracy finally runs out of time next summer, many will very likely be eligible for forced deportation.
EU citizens will be deported for minor offences under Priti Patel’s post-Brexit immigration crackdown, lawyer warns
14/07/2020
Alarm that long-standing UK residents will be ‘separated from their children and families, returned to countries they barely know’.
Tens of thousands of EU citizens face deportation because of government settled status scheme, MPs warn
07/09/2020
MPs call for Home Office 'settled status' to be replaced by legal right to stay in letter to Boris Johnson
EU citizens eligible to stay in the UK post-Brexit are at risk of "slipping through the net" and being deported, a group of Senedd members have warned.
Refugees face risk of deportation under Priti Patel’s ‘cruel’ asylum overhaul, charities warn
24/03/2021
Plans to deny automatic right to asylum to refugees arriving in UK via unauthorised routes spark alarm.
Brits now can only stay without a permit in most EU countries for 90 days out of every 180 days.
Unregistered British expatriates living in Spain are close to breaching the 90-day limit on their visa and must leave by March 31 or risk being fined as an illegal immigrant and possibly banned from returning.
The Spanish dream is over as Brits leave Spain to avoid being deported as illegal immigrants
EU rules post-Brexit limit UK nationals to maximum 90-day stay per 180 days.
British expats flee Spain to avoid deportation as post-Brexit rules turn them into illegal immigrants
07/04/2021
Thousands of undocumented British expats in Spain are heading back to the UK as they fear being fined or deported as a result of post-Brexit immigration rules in the southern European country.
Dahaba Ali told there is ‘no evidence’ she lives in UK despite having attended school in London, studied at University of Cambridge and currently working as a freelance writer.