Ayla, 21, Jomana, 18, and Ilya, 19, came to Sweden as children, though at different ages and under different circumstances. Today they face the same reality: all have been ordered to leave the country alone while their families remain.
These cases stem from Sweden’s increasingly restrictive migration policy, under which young people who turn 18 before obtaining permanent residency are no longer considered part of their parents’ family unit. The Swedish Migration Agency states that residency based on parental ties is granted only in exceptional cases involving “special dependency.” A normal parent-child relationship is not sufficient.
On February 17, 2025, a multiparty proposal to stop these deportations did not gain a majority in the Parliamentary Committee on Social Insurance, despite cross-party recognition that the practice separates families.
The far-right party here has a youtube channel, and they make videos about how every single person with two foreign born parents do not belong, as well as half of everyone with a single foreign born parent. They are a party started by neo-nazis and an actual SS nazi. The current government is working with them to establish these policies. One of the ministers have an active neo-nazi son, and that is simply accepted. It is horrific what these monsters are doing.
