in an article published on Thu 31 Oct 2024 entitled EU citizen who applied for pre-settled status is to be deported from Scotland, The Guardian Brexit correspondent Lisa O'Carroll noted that Greek Cypriot Costa Koushiappis to be removed from the UK even though his application is pending with Home Office.
Mr Koushiappis has an official certificate of application by the Home Office, which, The Guardian notes is "a document that is designed to prove to employers, landlords and the NHS that the applicant has the right to work, reside and live in the country while a decision is pending." (Courtesy of Guardian News & Media Ltd).
And yet he was detained for hours, subjected to his fingerprints being taken and seems to have been threatened with immediate deportation.
This seems heavy handed to us. Persons with a right to work pending an application should not be hounded in this way. An independent Scotland would, I hope have a kinder immigration system.