STOCKHOLM: Sweden said on Monday it was reforming criticised immigration rules leading to teenagers being deported even though their families are allowed to stay, including raising the age at which such deportations could occur.
The country´s migration agency halted the “teenage deportations” in March when the government announced it intended to change the rules. They refer to cases of minors who came to Sweden with their parents when the latter sought asylum in the Scandinavian country but who are being asked to leave when they turn 18. The heavily criticised rules made headlines in Sweden in the months leading up to the halt.
