Brexit: Children in Care Threatened With Becoming Undocumented in United Kingdom

LONDON - They are called Adam or Nastashia, they are Europeans and live in the United Kingdom where they have been placed in homes or foster families, victims of chaotic journeys. Some of these children are now at risk of becoming undocumented as a result of Brexit.

"This means that they will not have the right to live in the United Kingdom," warns Marianne Lagrue, an official of the association Coram Children's Legal Center which helps them.  "They will not be able to access free health care, work, receive benefits, rent housing, learn to drive and have a bank account," she told AFP. At 18, they also risk deportation from a country where they have often resided for a long time.