Some individuals, who have been in the country for decades, have been threatened with deportation if they cannot provide paperwork to prove they are in the country legally.
In 2009, the government shredded the landing cards that would have acted as official paperwork for hundreds of people and avoided threats of deportation.
Iain Duncan Smith, MP for Chingford & Woodford Green, said: “I was deeply concerned. Whilst there is no doubt that this problem should not have arisen and when it did, should have been identified much earlier, it is right that the Prime Minister has apologised for this failure and pledged to right any injustice.
“The government has set up a Taskforce now urgently confirming [Windrush citizen’s] rights, including full access to services. On top of that, fees are waived when they apply for citizenship. This applies whether they have current documentation or not. There will for them, no longer be a Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK test.
“Most of the children of the ‘Windrush generation’ who are in the UK are already British citizens; where this is not the case, any application will be fast tracked and carry no cost. Finally, those who made their lives here but have now retired to their country of origin will be able to come back to the UK, the cost of any fees associated with this process will be waived
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