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Journalist refused post-Brexit settled status despite living in UK since age 10 May Bulman © Provided by The Independent A journalist who has lived in Britain since she was 10 years has been refused post-Brexit immigration status and could theoretically face deportation within months. Dahaba Ali, 27, a Dutch-Somali national who studied at the University of Cambridge, was informed by the Home Office that she had not qualified for EU settled status on the grounds that they had �...

Last modified on Fri 9 Apr 2021 01.11 EDT A campaigner for EU citizens’ rights in the UK has said she is in a state of shock after the Home Office rejected her application for settled status despite her having lived in the country for more than half her life. Dahaba Ali, 27, moved to the UK at the age of 10. She was born in the Netherlands where her mother was granted refugee status after fleeing the conflict in Somalia. She works as a producer on BBC Newsnight and Politics Live as well as wr...