Originally Posted by
KSVVZ2015
I would tend to agree with your perception of what I would expect. Someone with US citizenship and ILR showing up in a mixed family group with ski gear may encounter resistance. But for any case described as borderline (and I'm not saying mine is), citizenship would seemingly be a relevant factor in terms of denial of passage decisions.
I would point out that, during the height of travel restrictions last year, the UK government operated many repatriation flights for UK nationals, so it would be perverse to suggest that a US national that wishes to be repatriated to the US cannot do so. You would not be the only one leaving:
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Unfortunately, the government's current agenda and social attitudes are extremely harsh on immigrants. I would describe the UK of 2020-21 as a country unrecognisably different to the UK I moved to over a decade ago.