The boy does not have a residence permit, but the rest of the family does.
The boy's mother received a work permit through a track change in 2022. People whose asylum applications had been rejected could get a work permit if they had employment, which the mother had. In April last year, the option was removed, and then relatives of track changers - like the boy - could no longer get a residence permit.
"Since we have a family, we thought we would be able to live together," the boy's mother tells SR.
Appeal filed
The case has been appealed to the Migration Court.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) tells TT that he cannot comment on individual cases and says that family immigration is being investigated.
"I understand that situations may arise that may be debated."
Later in the afternoon, the Prime Minister tells Ekot that it "sounds unreasonable".
"We do not deport small children separated from their parents," says Kristersson.
KD leader and Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch writes on X that what happened must be clarified and that the matter is being followed carefully.
"Every thinking person realizes that a baby cannot leave the country on its own," she writes further.
So now is the time
That comment doesn't make much sense to Green Party spokesman Daniel Helldén.
"Time to come now and be upset," he writes on X.
"Maybe Busch should have thought through before making decisions what the consequences actually are for living people, what cruel and inhumane migration policies they are actually pursuing with deliberate courage."
Deportations to Iran are paused due to the security situation in the country.
