EU citizens living in Britain wrongly barred at borders

EU citizens waiting for the government to decide their pre-Brexit residency status have been wrongly refused entry to the UK, forcing them to give up their lives here.

- KATE DEVLIN WHITEHALL EDITOR

The Independent Monitoring Authority for Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA) has expressed “serious concerns” after individuals who left to go on holiday or visit family were barred from entering Britain on their return.

Among those affected was a 34-year-old Spanish woman who was removed from the UK despite showing Home Office documents which proved her right to live and work in the UK. She had flown to Spain to see her sister and her new baby at Christmas, The Guardian reported. Another EU citizen, Greek Cypriot Costa Koushiappis, was forcibly removed after taking a short trip to Amsterdam in November, the paper said.