Extremely Helpful Landmark High Court Judgement For Those With EUSS Pre Settled Status

On 21/12/2022 the High Court has handed down incredibly helpful judgement for EU Pre-Settled status holders. The relevant case is: R (Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3274 (Admin).This judicial review case was brought by the Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA) and supported by the European Commission and by the3million Ltd.

The IMA is the post-Brexit citizens' rights watchdog established under the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement ('WA') to monitor and protect the rights of EU citizens and their family members in the UK. The IMA's High Court judicial review case was brought as a challenge to the UK government's implementation of the citizens' rights provisions under the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement ('WA').