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‘We’ve done everything by the book’: EU citizens left in limbo after UK government strips post-Brexit residency status

The Guardian Politics Sunday 27 September 2026, 12:04 UTC By Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent 1 min read
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Home Office faces legal action after 1,473 people living in UK before Brexit told settled status was granted in errorThe Home Office is facing legal action over a controversial policy to strip EU citizens who were in the UK before Brexit of their residency rights on the grounds that it gave them the status “in error”. It comes as a Home Office minister revealed that the government has contacted 1,473 citizens with post-Brexit residency rights to tell them the original decision to grant them...

Home Office faces legal action after 1,473 people living in UK before Brexit told settled status was granted in error

The Home Office is facing legal action over a controversial policy to strip EU citizens who were in the UK before Brexit of their residency rights on the grounds that it gave them the status “in error”.

It comes as a Home Office minister revealed that the government has contacted 1,473 citizens with post-Brexit residency rights to tell them the original decision to grant them residency was made in error.

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