What would it take for Swedish Migration Agency to freeze 'teen deportations'?
The Swedish Migration Agency will not freeze the controversial deportations of young adults – yet.
In a key ruling on a 'teenage deportation' case, the Swedish Migration Court of Appeal has denied a Swedish residence permit to a young woman..
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The Swedish Migration Agency will not freeze the controversial deportations of young adults – yet.
Migration Minister Johan Forssell is wrong to claim that he cannot order a freeze on teen deportations due to Sweden's ban on direct ministerial control of agencies, the migration spokesperson for the opposition Social D…
The Swedish Migration Agency has resumed processing of residency permit applications for 18- to 20-year-olds paused in March after the government pledged to bring in a solution to so-called 'teen deportations'.
A landmark decision against a citizenship rejected under the new rules that came into force in June has been appealed to Sweden's highest migration court, raising hopes that the parliament's decision not to include trans…
A Swedish Migration Court has ruled that the Migration Agency was right to reject citizenship for an applicant who failed the new eight-year residency rule, despite having applied under the previous rules. The landmark c…
An MP from the Left Party has submitted a written question to Migration Minister Johan Forssell asking what he is doing to prevent the deportation of elderly, vulnerable British citizens as a result of the UK's decision…
The Swedish government has submitted its completed bill on family immigration law, which includes the measures intended to stop Sweden's so-called 'teen deportations'.
The Green Party and the Left Party have filed a joint motion in the Swedish parliament calling for an immediate freeze on ongoing deportation cases involving young adults – keeping the pressure on the government after la…
Sweden's Migration Minister Johan Forssell has said he hopes to solve the teen deportation problem "as soon as possible", telling reporters he does not have to wait until a new law with an exemption clause is scheduled t…
A number of Swedish employer organisations have warned that the deportation of teenage children of work permit holders risks causing a “brain drain” of highly-skilled workers.
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