Britain will deport EU citizens that fail to apply on time for a new immigration status, and leniency will be reserved for exceptional circumstances, Reuters reports, citing unpublished policy guidelines.

The government’s unpublished plan envisages the most significant overhaul in the UK’s immigration regime in decades, ending the priority status of EU citizens. Exemptions to cases of physical or mental incapacity, or children whose parents fail to apply on their behalf. The plan could be rev...