Swedish Migration Board says it does not deport small children alone

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Swedish Migration Board says it does not deport small children alone
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"You have to distinguish between deportation decisions and enforcement decisions. It should be arranged primarily with parents," she states.

According to Mindhammar, there has been a major misunderstanding that the Swedish Migration Board enforces deportation decisions involving small children without their parents.

Then, as Director General, I must take it upon myself to be a little clearer in my decisions.

Mindhammar points out that Ekot, which was first to report on the baby's deportation decision, emphasized that the Migration Board did not actually expect the boy to leave the country alone without his parents accompanying him.

But then it disappeared from the media.

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