In an article in Dagens Nyheter published a few days ago, it was claimed that several hundred healthcare employees have been deported after losing their residence permits, something that is not true.
Just in time for the election, the media is making a big effort with sob stories about individual cases and so-called teenage deportations. In a much-publicized case, it was also wrongly claimed that a baby would be deported.
The focus of the relevant article was on the so-called track-switching scheme, where people who had been denied asylum could stay in Sweden by instead obtaining a work permit. This opportunity was abolished on April 1, 2025. Recently, the government and the Sweden Democrats have softened their migration stance and are pausing “teenage deportations” after criticism.
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In the DN article, the chairwoman of the Swedish Association of Health Professionals, Sineva Ribeiro, was interviewed:
For Sineva Ribeiro, today’s announcement raises more questions than answers. Not least for the 650 healthcare workers who have already been deported after losing their residence permits.
This is a myth that has gained much traction, states the Sweden Democrats’ migration policy spokesperson Ludvig Aspling, and which was later corrected.
At the same time, Aspling emphasizes that the welfare sector is not dependent on so-called track switchers or labor immigrants in general:
