Deporting homeless EU migrants breaks their free movement rights
‘EU citizens sleeping rough in the UK are being routinely deported under new immigration policies, according to figures released under Freedom of Information (FOI).
Under the government’s Housing White Paper, announced in early February, nationals from the European Economic Area (EEA) who are homeless in the UK are being removed as they’re seen as “abusing” their right to freedom of movement.
Previously, the Home Office could deport EU citizens for “antisocial behavior” or for prolonged periods of “economic inactivity.”
EU migrants are allowed to stay in the country for an initial 90-day period, after which their stay becomes permanent if they comply with rights granted under the Maastricht Treaty and are not a financial burden on the state.’
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