The opposition demands a law to stop teenage deportations

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The opposition demands a law to stop teenage deportations
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The Green Party wants a moratorium - a stopgap law - to immediately prevent "young people with strong ties to Sweden" from being deported.

My proposal is to use the legislative route to bring forward a stopgap law that stops all deportations until an establishment mechanism is developed that can be a long-term solution, says the Green Party's migration policy spokesperson Annika Hirvonen.

Must act

The proposal will be presented next Thursday in the Riksdag's Social Insurance Committee.

"This should be the lowest common denominator for all parties that have publicly expressed that they want to stop teenage deportations," the proposal states.

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Now the other opposition parties S, V and C are joining forces behind the Green Party.

The Social Democrats' member of the committee, Ida Karkiainen, writes in a text message: "This is in line with our proposal for a freeze. The government must act now."

A couple of weeks

The Liberals have also said that teenage deportations need to be resolved quickly.

The government is working on the issue, but the opposition is concerned that the work is taking too long and that a new law could not come into force until 2027.

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Those who have already received their deportation decisions risk being forced out of Sweden if we wait so long, which is why a stopgap law is important, Hirvonen says, urging the Tidö parties to act.

It could be introduced in a couple of weeks, depending on how quickly the work in the Government Offices goes, she estimates.

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