British widow Joyce Thomas, 78, who has lived in Sweden for more than 21 years, says she is facing removal after losing an appeal against deportation. She was told she must leave Sweden under rules applied after the UK’s Brexit transition, according to reporting.
Thomas says the decision leaves her “in shock” and feeling “sick with worry,” arguing she has done nothing wrong, has no criminal record, and describes herself as self-sufficient. She also says she has contributed financially during her time in Sweden.
The outlets describe the case as part of a wider dispute over how Sweden applies post-Brexit immigration arrangements to UK citizens and their rights. While their focus varies—one highlights her emotional reaction and another emphasizes the likelihood of deportation—the accounts converge on the same core point: Thomas has been ordered to leave after an appeal process and is now at risk of removal from Sweden.
