His status remains precarious – and he’s not the only oneAfter 52 years in the UK, Anthony Bryan was shocked to be told he was in the country illegally and faced forced removal. Bryan’s position is very similar to that of Paulette Wilson, who was detained and dispatched to an immigration removal centre at Heathrow in late October. Forced removal from the country was prevented by her MP, but the Home Office has said she remains “liable to detention or removal” until her status is “regularised”. Bryan left school at 16 and began work in Austin’s furniture factory, assembling wardrobes and cabinets. “They don’t tell you why they are holding you and they don’t tell you why they let you out.

Source: The Guardian December 01, 2017 17:42 UTC