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Italian national Marta Lomartire, 24, was detained upon arrival in the UK and later deported for not carrying the correct documentation

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Video. Meet the Italian 'put behind bars' in UK amid post-Brexit confusion

Updated: 11/06/2021 - 14:34 GMT+2

Marta Lomartire, from Puglia, is one of dozens of EU nationals to be detained and deported from the UK over visa misunderstandings. We hear her story,

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