Home Office sued by watchdog set up to protect post-Brexit rights of EU citizens | The Guardian

Statutory body says 2.5 million EU nationals settled in UK have been put at automatic risk of losing rights

The statutory body set up to protect the post-Brexit rights of EU citizens settled in the UK has taken the dramatic step of launching legal action against the Home Office, accusing it of breaching their basic rights.

The Independent Monitoring Authority has launched judicial review proceedings on the grounds that 2.5 million EU citizens who have been granted pre-settled status have been put at automatic risk of losing rights to live, work or rent, or being deported by the Home Office.

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