This almost certainly means another Windrush scandal, this time for EU citizens who don’t have the right bits of paper (maybe they’ve lost them, maybe they were never sent them, maybe the Home Office (true to its its traditional mix of inefficiency and hostility) has also “lost” them). Anyone who has not applied for settled status should do 3 things:

(1) assume the Home Office is hostile to you (no, don’t say, “Why, I’ve done nothing wrong?” – they don’t care about that. Just assume they’re hostile;

(2) Get a solicitor (no, don’t say “I can do it myself.” You can’t under this new policy. Don’t say, “I can’t afford it” – You can’t afford not to.

(3) Do it now. Especially if you’re not sure about your documents or your ID. But even if you are, do it now. It would be foolish to trust the government’s word, for example, that you have till December 2020. That can change. It probably will. So will lots of other things. Do it now.

Similar advice to non-EU migrants waiting for decisions on your status or on the status of a family member. Read any Home Office or Foreign Office letter you get carefully. If you don’t understand the letter or if there’s any part of it you’re not sure of, get someone else to read it with you (do that even if you think you are sure of what it says), go to your MP, or Citizen’s Advice, or get a solicitor.

This announcement today means we are now entering an even more hostile environment than before. Don’t take any risks.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/19/reckless-plan-to-cut-off-free-movement-alarms-eu-nationals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR2CiKpLGGQZVK-82Anw08NVRUECuVuOh78fBDvyvkN6CK-loiedB4gN5Cs