S calls Forssell to a committee - hopes for cooperation on the teenage expulsions

On Tuesday, the red-green parties presented a joint committee initiative for a moratorium on the so-called teenage expulsions pending a long-term solution.

Now the Social Democrats are calling Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M) to the social security committee.

- We want to get his view of how the issue of teenage expulsions has been prepared in the Government Office and of the valve that has now come into force and discuss how it can be even better, says Ida Karkiainen (S), member of the social security committee.

Since October 1, the new legislation that the government agreed on in June, the so-called valve for teenage deportations, applies.

Among other things, it means that young people who have had a residence permit in Sweden because their parents have a residence permit can apply for an extended permit until they are 21. Previously, the attachment to the parents was considered to end when the young person turned 18.

- We point out that the raised age limit is a help, but that it is insufficient because a deportation hits just as hard at 21 as at 18, says Ida Karkiainen.

The attention-grabbing teenage expulsions, which received sharp criticism from the opposition at the beginning of spring, are a consequence of several different changes in the law. Among other things, the time-limited residence permits that have existed since 2016 and that the requirements were raised when the wording "particularly painful reasons" was replaced in 2023 with "particularly painful circumstances".

After the government flagged the valve at a press conference in March, the Swedish Migration Agency paused deportations pending the new legislation that came into force on 1 October.

Ida Karkiainen says that she has seen "positive signals" on cross-block cooperation regarding further measures against teenage deportations. By calling Forssell to the committee, she hopes to get closer to such a solution.

- If Johan Forssell and the Government Offices are prepared to assist, it can go quickly, much faster than if the Riksdag has to produce the legislation.

So do you want Johan Forssell to push through your proposal?

- We have not received any such notification. But if we get a broad agreement with M, and a majority on the issue, that's positive, says Ida Karkiainen.