webfact Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 EU nationals deportation letters an 'unfortunate error', says May Mattha Busby Home Office mistakenly sent up to 100 letters to EU citizens telling them to leave UK or face removal Theresa May admitted the Home Office made an “unfortunate error” when it mistakenly sent up to 100 letters to EU nationals living in the UK ordering them to leave the country or face deportation. The prime minister was forced into the statement after it emerged that a Finnish academic working in London had highlighted the warning letter she had received, which told her to leave the UK or risk being detained. Although Eva Johanna Holmberg has lived in the UK with her British husband for most of the last decade, the correspondence from the Home Office said that if she did not leave the country of her own accord the department would give “directions for [her] removal”. It added that she was “a person liable to be detained under the Immigration Act”. Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/aug/23/home-office-apologises-for-letters-threatening-to-deport-eu-nationals -- The Guardian 2017-08-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Someone jumped the gun.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 just the start of things to come, maybe could be on the horizon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) 12 minutes ago, steve187 said: just the start of things to come, maybe could be on the horizon Theresa May must have been quite upset that the Home Office sent out the letters too early, while the UK was still in negotiation with the EU. If you are Jewish, or a member of any other minority in Britain, NOW is the time to leave... Don't wait till Theresa grows a Charlie Chaplin moustache. And for the people who voted to 'leave' because of a few job seekers from Poland and Bulgaria - who do you think will replace these cheap workers in the future? That's right - (more) immigrants from Nigeria, Guinea, Sudan, Pakistan... Edited August 24, 2017 by StayinThailand2much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 28 minutes ago, steve187 said: just the start of things to come, maybe could be on the horizon Let's hope so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 How on earth could this be an 'unfortunate error'? This is politics at its worst.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Sound like the kids running the UK have no idea what they are doing now that the EU no longer is holding their hand. Edited August 24, 2017 by ExpatOilWorker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Just now, ExpatOilWorker said: Sound like the kids running the UK have no idea what they are doing now that the EU no longer is holding their hand. Rather that the UK bureaucrats are doing anything and everything possible to garner support for their preferred option - remain...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouse Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Are Boris and the Cons idiots or just nasty? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/refugee-crisis-libya-latest-mediterranean-sea-boris-johnson-vows-uk-stop-illegal-migrants-isis-gna-a7909216.html And here's Boris's song Edited August 24, 2017 by Grouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryw Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Maybe they were testing the Home Office Immigration IT systems to make sure they are ready for March 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Were they sent to prisons....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caps Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Could these have been sent out deliberately by a remoaner wanting to keep Brexit on the rocky path? Knowing that doing so would put it straight into the hands of the press to spread more doom and gloom Edited August 24, 2017 by Caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 It's about time they deported regular euro's to make room for some more muslims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 2 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said: Theresa May must have been quite upset that the Home Office sent out the letters too early, while the UK was still in negotiation with the EU. If you are Jewish, or a member of any other minority in Britain, NOW is the time to leave... Don't wait till Theresa grows a Charlie Chaplin moustache. And for the people who voted to 'leave' because of a few job seekers from Poland and Bulgaria - who do you think will replace these cheap workers in the future? That's right - (more) immigrants from Nigeria, Guinea, Sudan, Pakistan... Civil servants make mistakes. This was a mistake. The PM, no less, has apologised. This is a non-story. Move along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockingrobin Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 36 minutes ago, jesimps said: Civil servants make mistakes. This was a mistake. The PM, no less, has apologised. This is a non-story. Move along. This was not an individual case , but up to 100 letters, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnapat Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 3 hours ago, dick dasterdly said: How on earth could this be an 'unfortunate error'? This is politics at its worst.... It has been politics at it's worst for some time now and it's not likely to end any time soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7by7 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 4 hours ago, canopus1969 said: 4 hours ago, steve187 said: just the start of things to come, maybe could be on the horizon Let's hope so Canopus1969, Ms Holmberg is married to a British citizen. Are you seriously hoping that all foreign spouses of British citizens be deported? Does that hope include the Thai wives of many members of this forum? How about my wife, who was naturalised as British over 10 years ago and so has dual Thai/British nationality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 hour ago, jesimps said: Civil servants make mistakes. This was a mistake. The PM, no less, has apologised. This is a non-story. Move along. I don't believe that. I rather agree with Caps that this was deliberately done by someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh2121 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 4 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said: Sound like the kids running the UK have no idea what they are doing now that the EU no longer is holding their hand. Picked up an infection from Trump(er) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 3 hours ago, jesimps said: Civil servants make mistakes. This was a mistake. The PM, no less, has apologised. This is a non-story. Move along. Yes this is a mistake and indicative of May's current performance. Still it makes a change from backtracking on her Brexit pledges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 4 hours ago, jesimps said: Civil servants make mistakes. This was a mistake. The PM, no less, has apologised. This is a non-story. Move along. A mistake, like brexit then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, 7by7 said: How about my wife, who was naturalised as British over 10 years ago and so has dual Thai/British nationality? She has a basis of stay. However, if Dr Holmberg were not a worker, the HO action would be entirely proper. There are lot of unlawfully resident EEA nationals swanning around the UK as though they had a right to live with their working British spouse. Edited August 24, 2017 by Richard W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nontabury Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 23 hours ago, dick dasterdly said: How on earth could this be an 'unfortunate error'? This is politics at its worst.... Maybe,just maybe it was not sent out by mistake. Could a remoaner at the Home Office,have had a hand in this act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Has the Home Office admitted that the initial refusal of a residence certificate was wrong given the actual situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 On 25/08/2017 at 7:36 AM, nontabury said: Maybe,just maybe it was not sent out by mistake. Could a remoaner at the Home Office,have had a hand in this act. Another thought has occurred to me. Could the removal be part of a policy of discouraging difficult and therefore time-consuming decisions? If word gets out that a refused application will lead to attempted removal, those with complicated situations might just choose to wait until the offered simple residence-based system comes into force. This is also consistent with a tendency to expel resident EEA nationals who attempt to marry overstayers they are cohabiting with. I don't know how much the expulsions are succeeding; I know of one German student (link prohibited) who was prevented from re-entering the UK while awaiting her appeal hearing after her Albanian boyfriend was removed as a result of their attempting to marry in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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