‘Nobody had their back’: The differentiated deportability of Central and Eastern Europeans in the UK

This article demonstrates that under the same regulations, some social groups are more vulnerable to deportation than others. It analyses the case of the deportation of EU citizens from the UK before the abandonment of the principle of EU free movement. My analysis of the law?practice continuum incl...

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Main Author: Radziwinowiczówna, Agnieszka (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2025, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-171
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