Swedish Migration Agency rejects police request to deport EU researcher
The Migration Agency has rejected a police request to deport a researcher and climate activist over civil disobedience
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Swedish Migration Agency explains why it overruled police on detained workers
Sweden's Migration Agency last week quashed a police decision to deport 19 Filipino electrical engineers posted to Sweden, arguing that they had been sent to work in Sweden legally under the EU Posted Workers directive. Sara Isman from the Migration Agency explained the decision..
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