The immigration policy spokesperson for Sweden's Green Party, Annika Hirvonen, has introduced a new proposal to immediately prevent "young people with strong ties to Sweden from being deported."
"My proposal is to introduce a moratorium through legislation that stops all deportations until an establishment mechanism is introduced that can be a long-term solution," Hirvonen said.
The proposal will be presented next Thursday, February 26th, at the Riksdag's Social Insurance Committee.
"This [proposal] should be the lowest common denominator for all parties that have publicly expressed that they want to stop teenage deportations," the proposal states.
Earlier this week, a different proposal intended to stop teen deportations, introduced jointly by the Green Party, the Center Party and the Left Party, failed due to lack of support from the Social Democrats.
This time, all the other opposition parties, including, crucially, the Social Democrats, are joining forces to support the Green Party's proposal.
The Social Democrats' member of the Social Insurance Committee, Ida Karkiainen, wrote in a text message: "This is in line with our proposal for a freeze. The government must act now."
Even the Liberal party, which is a member of the government that passed the law resulting in these deportations, has said that teenage deportations need to be resolved quickly.
The government is working on the issue, but the opposition is concerned that the work is taking too long and that a new law could not come into force until 2027.
"Those who have already received their deportation decisions risk being thrown out of Sweden if we wait that long, which is why a stop-gap law is important", says Hirvonen, as she urges the Tidö parties to act.
The proposed stop-gap law could be implemented in a couple of weeks, depending on how quickly the government works, Hirvonen estimates.
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