Siblings deported while Sweden’s promised stop law remains unfinished

Two siblings who came to Sweden as children have been deported to Somalia while MPs work on legislation intended to protect young adults in their position. Aliya and Najib, both 22, left on Tuesday evening.

The siblings told SVT they had repeatedly believed political promises would stop their removal. They received temporary permits at 17 through their mother, who has refugee status. As adults, they no longer qualified as part of her immediate family, the broadcaster reported.

The Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party and Greens agreed eligibility terms on 22 October for proposed 13-month permits. Their agreement covers specified young adults who lived legally in Sweden with family as minors and later received refusals. It excludes removals for crime or security reasons.

The agreement has not become law. Left Party migration spokesperson Jennifer Merelaid Hankins told SVT that MPs were pursuing the legislation in the social insurance committee alongside negotiations over a new government.

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