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14 February 2026 at 08:19
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Sweden Won't Halt Teen Deportations Soon, Minister Confirms

By Erik Lindqvist •

In brief

Sweden's migration minister says teen deportations won't stop soon, but the government wants affected youth to finish high school first. Officials are designing a system to allow this exception.

  • - Location: Sweden
  • - Category: Politics
  • - Published: 14 February 2026 at 08:19
Sweden Won't Halt Teen Deportations Soon, Minister Confirms

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The Swedish government has confirmed it will not stop so-called teenage deportations in the near future. Migration Minister Johan Forsell of the Moderate Party stated this clearly during his Saturday interview with Ekot, Sweden’s national radio news program. These deportations involve individuals who arrived in Sweden late in their teens and turned 18. The government does support allowing these young people to complete upper secondary school. Officials in Stockholm, the seat of Sweden’s government, are now developing a system that would create exceptions for finishing gymnasium studies. This approach aims to balance migration enforcement with educational continuity for affected youth. The proposed system would permit case-by-case assessments to let eligible individuals remain until they graduate from upper secondary school. It remains unclear how many individuals have been impacted by this policy over time. The issue centers on those who aged out of special protections. The government’s current work may lead to administrative adjustments within existing migration frameworks governed by the Swedish Parliament. The government emphasizes that any exception would apply only to completing education and would not alter the underlying grounds for deportation decisions.



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Published: February 14, 2026

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