"Somewhere you have to draw a line, even in these issues. So we will have to do that here," says Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M) in connection with his appearance before the Riksdag.
The government is working on a mechanism for teenage deportations that is expected to be presented soon, and the minister believes that even those who have received final deportation decisions should be able to stay in Sweden.
"It is clear that if you remain in the country, then I think the fairest thing would be to also give them an opportunity to stay," he says.
Pointing to the Swedish people
The question is also how long ago an expulsion decision was made.
"We have people who received legally binding decisions three, five, maybe ten years ago, and somewhere here you have to draw a line," says Forssell.
"If you have recently received a legally binding decision and perhaps haven't even had time to go home, then I think it would be perceived as a bit strange to implement those decisions. I don't think that would feel right to the Swedish people."
The government cannot step in and change court decisions, he points out, but there may be a possibility of applying for a new residence permit, according to Forssell.
However, the opposition is critical of the fact that young people who have been expelled, who have left Sweden and followed the authorities' decisions, may be disadvantaged when they are now abroad and applying again.
“The Prime Minister has promised”
The Center Party believes that such obstacles must be dismantled and has submitted a proposal to this effect to the Social Insurance Committee.
"Currently, you are punished if you have connections to Sweden. Make sure that those who have already been expelled get a chance to come back," says Niels Paarup-Petersen (C).
The Social Democrats point to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's words.
"We believe that the Prime Minister's promise that one must have one's case re-examined must stand. The Prime Minister has promised that," says the Social Democrats' Ida Karkiainen.
However, Johan Forssell returns to the fact that the Migration Act dates from 2016 and that no changes were made during the Social Democrats' time in power.
"The parties that criticize me for this situation - what did they do themselves?"
Teenage deportations involve young people whose parents have the right to be in Sweden, but who themselves do not meet the requirements for their own residence permit when they turn 18.
