EU nationals who have suffered domestic abuse in UK ‘face being pushed onto streets after Brexit’

Campaigner warns there will be ‘a lot of cases’ where victims are forced to go back to perpetrators, writes Maya Oppenheim

Women from the EU who have been abused by their partners in the UK face substantial barriers to applying for the EU settlement scheme due to having necessary documentation 'destroyed' by abusive partners (iStock)

European nationals who have suffered domestic abuse face being pushed onto the streets as Brexit is carried out, frontline service providers have warned.

Women face substantial barriers to applying for the EU settlement scheme due to necessary documentation having been “destroyed” by abusive partners.

EU nationals who are not accepted to the EU settlement scheme, which endeavours to establish the immigration status of citizens from the bloc legally residing in the UK post-Brexit, will be at risk of deportation as Britain withdraws from Europe.