United Kingdom, stop to imprisonment of EU citizens stopped at the border without a work or study visa

2021-05-14T20:50:51.571Z

Great Britain has decided to stop detention, in collection and detention centers for migrants and EU citizens, for those stopped on arrival in the UK without a work visa. A measure introduced as a consequence of Brexit, which became mandatory under the immigration squeeze imposed by the Johnson government. Now the same executive takes a small step backwards, after the controversy over the treatment inflicted in recent weeks on a few dozen people awaiting repatriation, especially young people, including some Italians, indicating new ad hoc guidelines, softer for the police of border. The guidelines, updated and disseminated in these hours by the British Ministry of the Interior (Home Office), as reported by the Guardian,provide that in cases such as those reported by the media in recent days, detention is avoided and customs officials allowed to enter the country on bail - in particular to those who have a home to stay, a guest of friends or family members - up to on the first available flight to return to the original destination. "While international travel is limited due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have decided to update our guidelines to clarify that foreign nationals awaiting repatriation, including those from the EU, who have been refused entry should be guaranteed the right of temporary immigration on bail, where appropriate ", said a spokesman for the ministry, although not without reiterating that" freedom of movement "is automatic with the 27"is over "from January 1 and that EU citizens can enter the United Kingdom," but if they want to come to work or study they must submit to the new rules. check "before you leave".