Red-green demand: bring back those who have been deported

In March, the Migration Agency announced that it was pausing decisions that could lead to what the media has called teenage deportations, and in May the government will present a solution. This is not fast enough, according to the Green Party and the Left Party.

The issue concerns young people who have turned 18 being deported from Sweden while their parents and siblings are allowed to stay, because they no longer meet the requirements for a residence permit of their own. This is a consequence of several changes in migration policy since 2016, where temporary residence permits have become the norm and opportunities to stay through family ties have been severely limited.

Despite the pause, decisions made before March still stand and are to be carried out, and now the Green Party and the Left Party are putting forward a proposal in the Social Insurance Committee of Parliament to bring back young people who have been deported to Sweden again. According to the parties, this could involve several hundred people.

“We think the Prime Minister should keep his word. All teenage deportations must be stopped, and the only reasonable thing is that those who have already been affected by this terrible injustice should also be given a chance to return to their lives,” says Annika Hirvonen, migration policy spokesperson for the Green Party, to TV4.

Demanding a halt

In addition to bringing back those who have been deported, they are also demanding an immediate stop to further deportations and that the same group should be able to apply for a new residence permit from within Sweden. Currently, people must leave the country to apply for a new residence permit.

According to Annika Hirvonen, it should not depend on what date the decision was made, and all affected young people must be given a chance to stay and continue their lives in Sweden.