Malmö's payouts to people with no right to be in Sweden, including those with deportation orders, have more than tripled in a year, and children in these families can get the full national welfare rate plus housing costs.
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Robbers Tortured Swedish Family for Crypto - Got Pokémon Cards Instead
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Greta Said Somali Deportees Were Not Criminals - Several Are Convicted
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