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(NETTAVISEN): If a foreigner stays in Norway illegally after being deported for breaking the law, they can receive up to six months in prison. The government believes this is not enough and will quadruple the two-year sentence.
In the proposal, the government proposes that foreigners who have been expelled from Norway for serious crimes, but still remain in the country, will receive up to two years in prison.
– If you have come to Norway to commit a crime, you only have to catch the first flight home, otherwise it will have consequences. We quadrupled the penalty for not leaving after serving the sentence, says justice policy spokesman Peter Frølich (H).
– Why, is he not strict enough from before?
– It’s sending a clear signal. If you have violated Norwegian law, you are not welcome. The punishment we have had for up to six months has not been effective enough. We quadruple the penalty frame. Now it will be up to two years in prison. It will send a strong signal.
The government proposes increasing the penalty for illegal residence for foreigners deported for serious crimes. This is one of the proposals for modifying the Immigration Law. According to current regulations, the penalty is up to six months in prison for illegal stay. The proposal is to increase the penalty to two years in prison for illegal residence after a foreigner has been deported as a result of his incarceration.
– The opposition has pointed out that there are too great human consequences with the strict regime. What do you say to that?
– Here it is important to distinguish between the cases. These are convicts. If the opposition wants to take convicts lightly, then we do not agree. The convicts can reserve a return ticket for me asap. They have nothing to do here.
The proposal is now submitted to the Storting, which will consider it in the new year.
