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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Lisa O’Carroll in Värmland

‘It’s like a death sentence’ says British widow facing deportation from Sweden

Joyce Thomas, 78, wearing blue-rimmed glasses and a flowery dress
Joyce Thomas, 78, is facing forced removal from Sweden after 22 years because of Brexit. Photograph: Lisa O'Carolll/The Guardian

A 78-year-old British widow facing deportation over from Sweden over Brexit has said she feels she is facing a “death sentence” just hours before she was due to be removed from the country.

“I just want this nightmare to go away before I die,” says Joyce Thomas. “It is dragging me down. I am really not the same person I was. This has taken years. I just feel sick,” she adds as she packs her bags.

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