Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M) expresses eagerness to find a solution to the deportations of teenagers who grew up in Sweden. He stresses that legislation must be restrictive yet reasonable. The opposition is united in opposing the deportation of young people alone at age 18.
Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M) commented in SVT's Agenda on the ongoing debate about deportations of teenagers who arrived in Sweden as children with their families. These young people risk being deported alone when they turn 18, despite growing up in the country.
Forssell emphasized the importance of a restrictive migration policy that sets requirements, but he acknowledged issues with its reasonableness in current application. "It is important that the legislation is restrictive and sets requirements, but it should also be reasonable. There I see that there is a problem. I am eager to find a solution to it," he said.
The opposition, including the Social Democrats who shifted their stance on Saturday, demands a freeze on deportations until the legal situation is clarified. Forssell dismissed this as special solutions and abrupt changes that the government wants to avoid. He stressed that changes must be done properly to prevent ad hoc decisions.
The debate highlights the tension between strict migration policy and humanitarian considerations, focusing on youth integrated into Swedish society.
