"We have submitted a joint committee initiative on behalf of the four red-green parties to really stop the deportations of teenagers," says Green Party group leader Annika Hirvonen.
It is the first issue the Red-Greens have agreed on since they gained 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, working out the details together and maintaining a good climate for discussion," says Social Democratic migration policy spokesperson Ida Karkiainen.
Pull the handbrake.
V-leader Nooshi Dadgostar expects the Riksdag to become more important until a new government is in place.
"Yes, this is a good way to make clear to the government what the Riksdag expects. The government is obliged to implement what the Riksdag asks for," says Dadgostar.
On the issue itself, Karkiainen believes the Tidö parties are wrong to say that deportations of teenagers have been stopped.
We want to pull the handbrake.
A new government needs to take a broader approach to migration policy, she continues.
This is an area that is very difficult and complex and needs a lot of work over the next four years.
Annika Hirvonen says a suspension 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 be introduced. One possible way forward while awaiting a new government is for the Social Insurance Committee's office, where the issue is being discussed, to draft the 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 are in agreement, says Hirvonen.
Took out valve
Last term, the Tidö parties introduced a "valve" to stop deportations of teenagers. In short, it raises the age limit for the group in question to receive a residence permit on the basis of 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. They believe the government's "valve" is not enough and that deportations should also be stopped for people who have turned 21.
