– In a time of changes in the law – VG

The young leader of the Liberal Party, Sondre Hansmark, believes that the Board of Immigration Appeals with the expulsion decision completely ignores how the Storting has decided that fleeing children should be treated.

He is supported by the leader of the KrF youth party, Edel-Marie Haukland.

– We believe that the use of the term “immigration regulatory considerations” is too far off. The Liberal Party got an amendment to the law that would prevent such deportations. Obviously, you have to look at the law again, says Hansmark.

The leader of the youth party of KrF believes that one must look at the definition of the term “immigration regulatory considerations.”

He wants “Lex Hasan”

It is the expulsion decision against Mustafa Hasan (18) that upsets the leaders of the youth organizations of the government parties.

In November, Hasan, who has lived in Norway for 13 years, received a final decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals: He is no longer allowed to stay in the country where he has lived since he was six years old.

– If what has been revealed about Hasan’s background is correct, it appears that the human aspect of immigration policy has ended up in the back seat. When the term immigration regulatory considerations is used so far, without our fully understanding how this issue should be regulatory for immigration, then it is time for the Storting to look at what it means, says Haukland at KrFU.

Hansmark at Unge Venstre believes that immigration authorities are not following the will of the Storting.

– We must bring the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice to the Storting to explain the case. They will always reply that they cannot comment on individual cases, but must do so now. We got a change in the law with the Marie Amelie case. Now we should get a “Lex Hasan”. We believe we achieved an amendment to the law that would prevent such shipments. Children should not have to answer for the mistakes of their parents. What the UDI and UNE are doing is completely creepy, says Hansmark.

Bjørn Lyster, director of communications for the Board of Immigration Appeals, tells VG:

– It is a political question if one wants to make rules that specify the concept of immigration regulatory considerations. If there are such clarifications, UNE decision makers will, of course, be loyal.

Raja’s question about Mustafa’s case to the Minister of Justice

In May 2019, the representative of the Storting of the Liberal Party, Abid Raja, now Minister of Culture, asked then-Justice Minister Jøran Kallmyr questions on the basis of the Hasan case.

Raja asked: “Does the Minister of Justice believe that it is the correct practice on the part of immigration authorities that children who have lived in Norway for ten years, attended school here for ten years, speak Norwegian, have strong family connections, friends and the local community in Norway, but little connection to their country of origin and where has a parent who declared an incorrect identity in the asylum interview left Norway, should he be returned? »

Kallmyr later responded that there is no specific limit on how long a child must have been in Norway in order to obtain a residence permit based on the connection with Norway.

– A specific and discretionary assessment must be made in the individual case, replied the then Minister of Justice.

He pointed out several factors that would be relevant to the residency assessment:

– In addition to the length of the child’s stay in Norway, compared to the child’s age, the following should be emphasized: the child’s need for stability and continuity, what languages ​​the child speaks, the child’s physical and mental health situation child, the child’s connection to family, friends and the local environment in Norway. and in the country of origin, the childcare situation in Norway, the childcare situation upon return and the social and humanitarian situation upon return, Kallmyr replied.

VG has failed to get Culture Minister Abid Raja to speak about developments in the Mustafa Hansani case.

VG has also failed to get KrF immigration politicians to speak.

Support from a profiled conservative mayor

Asker Mayor Lene Conradi (H) sent a letter on Saturday to both the Storting’s justice committee and the local government and administration committee.

He wants the regulations to be practiced in a humane and humane way and believes that the decision is contrary to them. On Sunday, the Conservative mayor appealed for the 18-year-old during the celebration outside the Storting.

In the letter to the two committees of the Storting, he writes: – I find this very troublesome and am really upset. In this and other similar cases, special attention must be paid to the best interests of the child. We have already stated previously from the municipality of Asker that children must be protected in particular, and we recommend the Storting as a legislative authority.

VG contacted Lene Vågslid from the Labor Party, who heads the justice committee in the Storting. He referred to party colleague Stein Erik Lauvås on the municipal committee.

– They deal with immigration and questions about Immigration Law, Vågslid replied.

Stein Erik Lauvås is the AP faction leader on the municipal committee.

– It is the immigration authorities who are sitting on the details of this case, and it is difficult for us to comment on individual cases. We are committed to a fair asylum policy, which is also based on trust. This means that the individual must be honest about their identity, otherwise we will not be able to deal with the asylum institute. I have recorded that this case has gone through all the courts in Norway. Of course, it is unfortunate that children stay in Norway for a long time before returning, therefore we must have efficient processing of the case while protecting legal certainty and that responsibility lies with the government, he says.

UNE: – Crucial immigration regulatory considerations

The head of department of the Board of Immigration Appeals, Terje Østraat, tells VG that Hasan’s case and his connection to Norway have been thoroughly evaluated several times over the years.

– His case has also been processed in the District Court and in the Court of Appeal, where the UNE was confirmed. In general, it takes a lot to obtain a residence permit for humanitarian reasons. The rules are such that affiliation with Norway and strong human considerations must be weighed against regulatory immigration considerations. It takes less for a child to stay on humanitarian grounds than an adult.

– Although UNE agrees that Hasan has a special connection to Norway, immigration regulatory considerations have been crucial in his case. The family has provided incorrect identity information and submitted false documents. This constitutes a serious violation of immigration law, says Østraat.

– When the UNE ruled on Hasan’s case for the first time, before the case was brought to court, he was a child. In the last decision in November, Hasan has been considered an adult because he is now over 18 years old. When it comes to questions about return, the Police Immigration Unit is the appropriate body to answer. They are the ones who make returns, he says.