Background                                                                                Lord Oates’ proposed EEA Nationals[1] (Indefinite Leave to Remain) Bill would amend the 1971 Immigration Act to grant indefinite leave to remain to all EU nationals, family members and extended family members resident in the UK on the date of exiting the European Union.JCWI strongly welcomes this Bill, which would ensure the UK Government keeps its promise to protect the rights of all EEA citizens resident in the UK before Brexit. Currently the government intends to criminalise EEA nationals who the EU Settlem…