The Green Party and the Left Party had presented a so-called committee initiative in the committee regarding teenage expulsions. The proposal was also supported by the Center Party.
This meant that the Riksdag would urge the government to produce a bill that expands the possibility of family immigration for young people up to the age of 21 and reintroduces the humanitarian protection ground of "particularly distressing circumstances".
In order for it to receive majority support, the Social Democrats and the Liberals also had to give their support.
Submit your own proposal
But the Social Democrats submitted their own proposal, which was shelved. It would have meant that the government should instruct the Migration Board to freeze all cases involving teenage deportations.
The Liberals followed the government's line and said no to both committee initiatives. The government is reviewing the legislation to find a solution.
We are preparing the proposal in the Government Offices right now and do not intend to join any political game the Left Party and the Green Party are playing to break open doors and score cheap political points, says Moderate Viktor Wärnick, chairman of the committee.
According to him, the Green Party's and the Left Party's proposals would not have meant a quick end to teenage expulsions, as they would also require a change in the law that must be prepared first.
After the committee meeting, the Left Party's Tony Haddou said he was disappointed with the Social Democrats and the Liberals.
The Social Democrats and Liberals have lied to the Swedish people straight to their faces for two weeks, saying they want to stop the teenage expulsions. When they have the chance, they choose not to vote for the proposal.
“Stupid in the head”
The Center Party's migration policy spokesperson Niels Paarup-Petersen said before the meeting that the Social Democrats are "stupid in the head" if they do not vote in favor. He called the action sad.
S wants to pause them, they don't want to stop them.
We want to stop this shit, there are a lot of parties that say that but once there is an opportunity they drop out. It's not serious.
The Social Democrats' migration policy spokesperson, Ida Karkiainen, did not appreciate the Left Party's words afterwards.
I am very disappointed in the Left Party's handling of this issue and in its preference for playing a political game rather than genuinely wanting to solve it. Tony Haddou knows very well that we see the problem and want to solve this issue.
