The detail here is that she applied for settled status, which would have granted her leave to remain in (and hence to enter) the country, but it was refused. Pending her appeal she was temporarily granted the right to work in the UK, but she was not temporarily granted the right to remain, it seems - or at least that's what the Home Office position implies.
It seems like an oversight to me: the application for settled status allows you to leave for up to 6 months at a time and come back and still qualify; if you can still work while you're appealing a decision, it would make sense to temporarily allow the person into the country.
You're correct. This Maria person fucked up and is now paying for her mistakes. Like it or not, but we, EU citizens living in the UK, had a few years to sort this out. And everything was digital and pretty much instant.
A Spanish woman was deported from the UK after returning from a Christmas holiday in Málaga, despite presenting the necessary Brexit paperwork that showed her right to live and work in the country.
“I went home because my sister had a little baby girl, and literally four days later in Luton airport they took me to the detention room, took my stuff and my phone and told me to wait there," Maria - not her real name - was quoted as saying in The Guardian.
Maria’s husband flew out to Spain to help his wife after British border officials told her not to attempt to re-enter the UK for at least a month.
The incident has highlighted some of the problems facing EU citizens whose applications to remain in the UK following the Brexit withdrawal agreement have yet to be finalised.
Under current rules, Maria must demonstrate her break from the UK wasn’t too long that it could invalidate her rights under the withdrawal agreement.
The Home Office added that the situation “is not the same as being subject to a deportation order which, whilst valid, would prevent re-entry to the UK.”
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