Red-Green Bloc Won the Election and Acts Immediately: Will Halt Teenager Deportations

The four red-green parties in parliament – the Social Democrats (S), Left Party (V), Centre Party (C), and Green Party (MP) – are taking immediate action as parliament opens to stop the Tidö government’s so-called teenage deportations. While awaiting a permanent solution, the four parties want to quickly establish a temporary stop-law. In this way, they are acting immediately, unlike the Tidö parties, who were heavily criticized during the election campaign for dragging their feet on changes, including in the area of citizenship.

The background is the rules introduced by the Tidö parties during the previous term. The so-called “ventil” (relief clause) took effect on October 1 and, among other things, raises the age limit for the relevant group to obtain a residence permit based on family ties from 18 to 21 years.

But according to the red-green parties, this change is not sufficient. They also want to prevent the deportation of people who have already turned 21. The parties, who have a majority in parliament, are therefore collectively putting forward a proposal to halt the deportations of young people – the so-called teenage deportations.

Furthermore, the red-green parties have agreed on a stop-law and hope to get it through parliament as early as the next session. Social Democrat migration policy spokesperson Ida Karkiainen described the initiative as the parties now wanting to “pull the handbrake.”

Green Party group leader Annika Hirvonen describes the initiative as an attempt to quickly close the gap that exists before a more permanent solution is in place.

“We have submitted a joint committee initiative from the four red-green parties to really stop the teenage deportations,” says Green Party group leader Annika Hirvonen to TT.

This new agreement thus marks the first joint initiative from S, V, C, and MP since the election.