"I wanted to be sure that there would be no automatic deportation for people after that period because it can be people who are very vulnerable"
— Guy Verhofstadt

January 1, 1970

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Said after gaining assurances from the UK government that EU citizens would not be deported if they failed to apply for settled status before the UK leaves the EU. Brexit: UK has ruled out automatic deportation of EU citizens, says Verhofstadt (17 January 2020)