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ID Thieves Milk the Welfare System – This is How They Will be Stopped
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ID Thieves Milk the Welfare System – This is How They Will be Stopped

More authorities than today can use biometrics to prevent identity abuse. This must be stopped, if we are to crack down on serious crime, says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson
New Law Targets Wage Rights for Foreign Workers in Sweden
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New Law Targets Wage Rights for Foreign Workers in Sweden

A new law on the right to wages for foreign workers, penalty fees against cheating employers and opportunities for time-limited residence permits. A long series of proposals are now being submitted to the government to strengthen efforts against work-related crime
Lack of authority – granted 66 permits to stay
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Lack of authority – granted 66 permits to stay

A former case officer at the Migration Agency granted numerous residence permits – without having the authority to do so. He is convicted of gross misconduct – and also loses his new job as a police officer, reports Göteborgs-Posten
Proposal: Deportees to be held in custody longer
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Proposal: Deportees to be held in custody longer

More asylum seekers who have been rejected should be able to be detained and stay there longer, up to one and a half years, proposes the government's investigator. More people should also be able to be monitored with electronic ankle tags and not be allowed to leave their municipality
Minister for Migration Forssell: Stricter requirements for citizenship - from day one
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Minister for Migration Forssell: Stricter requirements for citizenship - from day one

The requirements for becoming a Swedish citizen should be tightened. But Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (M) wants to go further than the investigator – and skip transitional rules
Iran's Foreign Ministry summons Sweden's ambassador over imam
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Iran's Foreign Ministry summons Sweden's ambassador over imam

Sweden's ambassador in Tehran has been summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry since an imam has been detained in Sweden, reports the British-based news site Iran International.
Fewer expected to seek asylum in Sweden
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Fewer expected to seek asylum in Sweden

Proposal: Requirements for Honesty for Citizenship
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Proposal: Requirements for Honesty for Citizenship

The rules for obtaining Swedish citizenship are to be tightened. A new inquiry proposes stricter requirements for a "law-abiding lifestyle" and that the time one must reside in Sweden is increased by three years
Record-low asylum immigration - "needs to decrease"
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Record-low asylum immigration - "needs to decrease"

The refugee immigration to Sweden is the lowest in 40 years. I believe it needs to continue to decrease, says Migration Minister Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party)
The Green Party reports the government to the Constitutional Committee for migration requirements
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The Green Party reports the government to the Constitutional Committee for migration requirements

The Green Party is reporting the government to the Constitutional Committee for its decision to task the Migration Agency with further tightening security checks on individuals who have applied for Swedish citizenship, according to TV4.
Stricter Controls for Citizenship
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Stricter Controls for Citizenship

The Swedish Migration Agency is to further tighten control over individuals who have applied for citizenship. The purpose is to prevent those who pose a security risk from becoming Swedish citizens
Leave the country and get 350,000 - that's how the benefit should work
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Leave the country and get 350,000 - that's how the benefit should work

The criticism has poured in against the government's sharply increased grants to get people to move back to their countries of origin. But how will the proposal work and why is repatriation so important when immigration to Sweden is at its lowest in almost 30 years? TT has asked the Minister for Migration
Most from the refugee wave of 2015 remain
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Most from the refugee wave of 2015 remain

The majority of the approximately 163,000 people who sought asylum here during the refugee wave in 2015 are still in Sweden, reports Ekot, citing new figures from the Migration Agency.
The Police Should Inform About Repatriation Grants
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The Police Should Inform About Repatriation Grants

Immigrants who encounter the police next year may be informed about the return allowance. The government points out four authorities that will help the Migration Agency to inform about the allowance
The Government wants to help Syrians return
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The Government wants to help Syrians return

The Migration Agency is to map out what support may be needed if a large number of Syrians further ahead want to return to their home country. It's a very large number who have come to Sweden and we must always be prepared, says Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party)
Proposal: Leave the country to seek asylum again
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Proposal: Leave the country to seek asylum again

People who receive a deportation order should not be able to stay in Sweden and apply for asylum again, according to the government. Instead, they must leave the country – and a new application cannot be submitted until after five years
The Minister: 2015 "must absolutely not happen again"
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The Minister: 2015 "must absolutely not happen again"

Sweden sees no signs of a new refugee wave to Sweden after the collapse of the Assad regime. But we know that it can change quickly and we have a readiness to act if needed, says Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party)
Sweden pauses all asylum cases for Syrians
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Sweden pauses all asylum cases for Syrians

The Migration Agency is pausing all cases for Syrians who are currently seeking asylum in Sweden. Syrians who are to be deported will not be sent back either
Åkesson: Reassess residence permits for Syrians
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Åkesson: Reassess residence permits for Syrians

”You should see this as a good opportunity to go home”, writes SD leader Jimmie Åkesson about the Syrians in Sweden who are now celebrating the fall of the Assad regime.
Record number of people denied citizenship - "security threat"
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Record number of people denied citizenship - "security threat"

The Security Service points out an increasing number of security threats among immigrants who want to become Swedish citizens. Last year alone, it concerned 756 cases
Refugees' homeland visits to be scrutinized more closely
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Refugees' homeland visits to be scrutinized more closely

The Government's Sawn-Off Proposal - Now the Details Are Coming
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The Government's Sawn-Off Proposal - Now the Details Are Coming

Now the proposals are coming on how employees in municipalities and authorities will be required to report to the police individuals living here without permission – what critics call the informer law. The Sweden Democrats and the Liberals are on a collision course and reaching an agreement may become the toughest test so far for the Tidö parties
Alcazar singer: Sweden "punishes" my husband
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Alcazar singer: Sweden "punishes" my husband

"Dehumanizing" and "distressing". Alcazar member Tess Merkel Solomon goes hard at Sweden's treatment of her British husband in an interview with The Guardian newspaper
Åkesson: Total Stop for Citizenship
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Åkesson: Total Stop for Citizenship

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