• Britain’s illegal plan to settle millions of EU nationals produce illegal immigrants.
• EU nationals intending to stay in the UK must complete two steps.
• The Home Office declared that EU citizens have clear protections.

The High Court has declared that the UK’s plan to settle millions of EU people is illegal and runs the risk of overnight creation of illegal immigrants.

The plan violated the UK’s Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, the court ruled in a judgement that was harshly critical of it.

The watchdog for EU citizens’ rights said that if people don’t register in a timely manner, the program might deprive them of their rights.

The Home Office declared that EU citizens have clear protections and that it will appeal the decision.

The Home Office has been operating a two-stage procedure for EU nationals who wanted to stay in the UK since 2018.

This program was created as a result of the fact that many EU citizens were not required to obtain authorization to enter the UK under international immigration regulations due to the EU’s free movement concept.

At least 2.7 million people currently hold “pre-settled status” under the plan.

If they don’t reapply for full settled status after five years, they lose their limited right to live and work in the UK.

Approximately 200,000 individuals who participated in the program’s pilot in 2018 must apply for full settled status by August 2023; otherwise, they risk losing their legal rights.

The Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA), the post-Brexit monitor for the rights of EU residents, challenged these arrangements in the High Court on the grounds that ministers were going back on their legal commitments to the EU.

It stated that if applicants for the second stage missed the deadline, a sizable number of people may become illegal immigrants over night.

They would then be denied access to medical care as well as their right to live, work, or study.

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