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Sweden says strict immigration outweighs baby's right to be with his dad

Paul O'Mahony
Paul O'Mahony - paul@thelocal.se
Published: 3 Nov, 2026 CET. Updated: Tue 3 Nov 2026 08:56 CET
Sweden says strict immigration outweighs baby's right to be with his dad
Simon Montgomery with his son. Photo: Private
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This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Simon Montgomery, a British-American father facing expulsion from Sweden despite wanting to stay to take care of his one-year-old son.

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In this week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local's Mandy Pipher catches up with a dad who has been fighting for the past year to be able to stay in Sweden with his baby son, despite a deportation order from a Swedish migration court. 

Although he's no longer together with his child's German mother, Simon Montgomery was determined to stay in Sweden to be fully present  in his son't upbringing.

But he was left speechless by the migration court's ruling that visa-free travel meant he could continue parenting from the UK and would not be granted leave to remain in Sweden. 

Tune in to this week's podcast for the full story.

READ ALSO: 'He's the reason I'm here': Dad fights to stay in Sweden with baby son

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Jack (the real jack)
Of course it does. To do otherwise, would legalise 'anchor babies' and lead to moral hazards and challenges that far outweigh the benefits. Read the news - and it won't take long to find other 'well known' nations that are grappling with the anchor babies problem. This gentleman can visit his child a few times a year, staying weeks or months at a time. He can also arrange to host the child at his home for a month or more per year. The advantages to the child of such an arrangement are numerous, including the opportunity to develop stronger language skills by spending time in a non-Swedish nation. Jack (the real jack)

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