'I have a British passport but I could be kicked out of the UK by the Home Office'

Amika Brown received a 'traumatising' letter from the Government

A mum-of-three has been told she could be deported from the UK, despite holding a British passport and having lived in the country since 2002. Amika Brown, 41, received a "traumatising" letter from the Home Office two weeks ago, threatening to strip her of her British citizenship over alleged identity fraud.

The document claims Mrs Brown gained her citizenship under a false identity, warning that she could be "removed" from the UK and sent back to her native Jamaica. Mrs Brown insists officials have made an error, pointing out that the surname and date of birth printed on the letter are incorrect.

Despite providing evidence to prove her identity, Mrs Brown is yet to receive a response from the Home Office, leaving her living in fear of being "ripped away from [her] family in the middle of the night".

Mrs Brown, from Luton, said: "This has been absolutely traumatising. I am so stressed. I am terrified I am going to be ripped away from my family in the middle of the night. They are claiming that my identity is false - but I have all this proof of who I am."

In an attempt to clear up the confusion, Mrs Brown has sent the Home Office her birth certificate, which confirms her name and shows that she was born in 1982, not 1979 as the letter claims. She has also provided them with her brother's birth certificate, which verifies that he was born in 1979.

She argues that this "proves" they have her date of birth incorrect, as it's impossible for her and her sibling to be born within three months of each other from the same mother. Mrs Brown added: "What was so upsetting is it wasn't even a question of asking me to prove my identity.

"This has been absolutely traumatising. I am so stressed. "They accused me of fraud straight away. I am so anxious because I have seen people get wrongly deported before."

Mrs Brown is particularly concerned about the potential impacts on her career, as she works as an accountant and is currently working towards becoming chartered. She said: "You can't be an accountant if there's anything linking you to fraud. So that would be my whole career messed up."

Mrs Brown moved from Jamaica to the UK in 2002 at the age of 19. She initially arrived on a Visitor's Visa, but soon married and became "legalised" in 2009.

She was later given "Indefinite Leave To Remain" before being granted settled status in 2015. In 2019, Mrs Brown divorced and remarried, and successfully became a British citizen. She received her British passport the same year.

Mrs Brown estimates that the entire process cost her £10,000 in fees. She currently lives with her husband and youngest daughter, who is 10. She said: "I just want to be able to talk to someone - but there is no direct phone number and my letters have had no response. It's affecting my whole family. Everyone is worried.

"My eldest daughter in particular is concerned - as if I get deported they'll send her too. This has been absolutely traumatising. I am so stressed. Having someone question my identity like this has just been so horrible. I don't know what I'll do. I've been here for most of my life. I've been to university and I've got a career. I've never been in any trouble. I just want them to see that I am who I say I am."

The Home Office said the case is still live and being looked into. A spokesperson added: “It is our longstanding position that we do not comment on individual cases.”