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Sweden Parliament Enables Revoking Immigrants' Residency for Misbehavior

6/15/2026

Summary

Swedish Parliament Revokes

Sweden's parliament passed a law on Monday that lets authorities revoke residency permits for immigrants who exhibit bad behaviour.
The measure applies both to pending permits and retroactively to permits already granted.
Opposition parties and human-rights groups argue the law is arbitrary because it targets non-criminal conduct.
The Migration Agency will review permits, with affected individuals able to appeal decisions to a migration court.

Summary

**Author Proposes Points**

An author proposes a points-based migration system that scores cultural compatibility, education and work ethic, calling it essential for humane migration policy.
Sweden’s population grew from just over eight million to over ten million, with about one-fifth born abroad and nearly one-third of foreign background.
A Swedish-born Iranian says non-Muslim groups such as Iranians, Assyrians, Christian Eritreans, Poles and Balkans integrate better than Muslim groups like Kurds, Ethiopians and Somalis.

History

Historical Context

In 2015 the European migrant crisis saw Sweden absorb more than 160,000 asylum seekers, the highest per-capita intake in the EU. The surge prompted temporary border checks, a 2016-2019 freeze on family reunification and a 2020 proposal to tighten reunifications. Sweden’s 2024 law revoking residency for misbehavior and introducing a points-based integration model echoes those earlier curbs, aiming to curb foreign-born population growth.

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Swedish Parliament Revokes

Sweden's parliament passed a law on Monday that lets authorities revoke residency permits for immigrants who exhibit bad behaviour.
The measure applies both to pending permits and retroactively to permits already granted.
Opposition parties and human-rights groups argue the law is arbitrary because it targets non-criminal conduct.
The Migration Agency will review permits, with affected individuals able to appeal decisions to a migration court.

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