"We have submitted a joint committee initiative from the four red-green parties to really stop teenage deportations," says Green Party group leader Annika Hirvonen.
It is the first issue the Red-Greens have agreed on since they won a majority in the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) after the election.
"I hope this can show that we agree on an important issue. We have cooperated well over the weekend, worked out the details together and had a good climate for discussion," says Social Democratic (S) migration policy spokesperson Ida Karkiainen.
Pull the handbrake.
On the issue itself, Karkiainen says the Tidö parties are wrong to claim that deportations of teenagers have been stopped.
We want to pull the handbrake, she says.
A new government needs to take a broader approach to migration policy, she continues.
This is a very difficult and complex area that needs a lot of work over the next four years.
Annika Hirvonen says a stop law is needed "to stop the deportations that would otherwise risk being carried out before we can put a new, permanent and well-functioning solution in place."
None of the spokespersons can say when such a moratorium could take effect. One possible way forward is for the Social Insurance Committee's office, where the issue is being handled, to draft legislation.
It is a process that will begin at the next meeting, when we will have a majority behind this proposal because the four red-green parties agree, says Hirvonen.
Removed the valve
Last term, the Tidö parties introduced a "valve" to stop the deportations of teenagers. In short, it raises the age limit for the group in question to obtain a residence permit based on family ties from 18 to 21.
The new law came into effect on October 1.
The Red-Greens have previously concluded that more needs to be done. The government's "valve" is not enough, and deportations must also be stopped for people over the age of 21.
