Could this be the start of a nasty period in Britain as Brexit starts to hit?

Good point! It certainly seems that more of these cases are being highlighted, but I don't know if they have actually increased.

PS roses Have you carried out a survey? How do you know that people who voted for BREXIT wanted an end to unlimited immigration. There was nothing on the ballot paper to state that. Are you just assuming that people agreed with you?

This was not started as an anti-Brexit rant, and I don't want it to end up as such. Agree that there have been several such cases due to rigid application of rules by immigration authorities without any thought for the implications for the family left behind, but my concern is that will there be more such over zealous application of residence regulations as the Home Office desperately tries to reduce the net immigration figures.

Wrong, completely wrong yygdrasil you cannot lump 'foreigners' all together, what a lot of people who voted for Brexit wanted was an end to unlimited immigration from the EU.

Agreed, MB. BREXIT has nothing to do with this case. The Home Office could have intervened, but chose not to.

The government has just admitted that immigration is unlikely to decrease after BREXIT. Those who voted to 'get rid of foreigners' are going to be very disappointed.

Mawbroon yes, absolutely! will this thread be another Brexit bashing excercise for those who enjoy it?
What happened in the case of the woman deported ( in the OP) was indeed a jobsworth or two in the immigration dept.Sometimes they get it wrong, as we see, and other times seem too lax on others.This is an immigration issue, which has been going on long, long before Brexit, so please do not lump the two things together.

It does seem the authorities get to the easy targets, people who are not doing any harm and in fact are helping the country. I understand this lady is a carer for her husband. If you are a one legged murderer /rapist then you can remain with impunity. The country has gone crazy.

It is to do with immigration. And that is what a lot of those who voted for Brexit wanted, to get rid of the foreigners

I absolutely decry what has happened here, but see NO connection with BREXIT or our attitude to EU nationals.
It is more a case of the jobsworths being too high handed.