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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

Home Office taken to court over ‘pre-settled status’ rules for EU citizens

Advice on applying to the EU Settlement Scheme seen on the UK government website
At the heart of the case is the ‘settlement scheme’ created by the government. Photograph: Louisa Svensson/Alamy

British government ministers are being taken to court by a body chaired by the former leader of the Conservatives in the EU parliament, over allegations the government is breaking the law on EU citizens’ rights post-Brexit.

The Independent Monitoring Authority claims 2.6 million EU citizens are at automatic risk of losing their right to live, work and retire in the UK and may face deportation because of an alleged “unlawful” interpretation of the withdrawal agreement (WA) by the Home Office rules.

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