Home Office sued after stripping almost 1,500 EU citizens of right to live in UK
Summary
The3million has filed a High Court claim against the UK Home Office, alleging that its policy of revoking pre-settled status from nearly 1,500 EU citizens breaches protections in the Brexit withdrawal agreement. The group says affected people should receive a fair assessment and a right of appeal before losing rights, while the Home Office has reversed some decisions involving Italian citizens who acquired citizenship by descent.Key Facts
- The3million lodged its legal claim at the High Court on Friday.
- The group says the Home Office told nearly 1,500 EU citizens that their pre-settled status had been granted in error.
- The claim argues that removing rights without an appeal or an assessment of proportionality breaches the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
- One affected person is a Brazilian-Italian engineer who has lived in London since 2018; the Home Office recently reversed a decision concerning his status and his Brazilian wife.
- Another person who raised her case with the3million works for the NHS and is studying for a PhD in dentistry.
- In October 2026, the Home Office said it would accept evidence of Italian citizenship acquired by descent as proof that a person was Italian from birth.
- The group is asking the court to declare the Home Office's grant-in-error policy unlawful and to require changes to the published policy.
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