Natasha Cochrane De La Rosa was born in Islington, grew up in London, pays taxes and has voted in British elections her entire adult life. None of that was enough to get her back into the country where she was born.
The 26-year-old has been stranded abroad since 6 April after being denied boarding on her return flight from Amsterdam to Luton. She had cleared check-in, security and passport control without any issue. It was only at the gate that airline staff called immigration and told her she could not board because she did not have the correct documentation under the new UK border rules that came into force in February 2026.
