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The government itself makes decisions on the ordinances, but has nonetheless waited for the ordinance to come into force pending the Riksdag’s decision. Now, the Minister of Migration, Morgan Johansson (S), announces that the government is backing down.
– If we went directly against what the Riksdag has said, we would have constitutionally ended up in big trouble, says Morgan Johansson.
Behind the Riksdag’s decision to ask the government to back down are M, KD, L and SD. C abstained.
May have consequences in the future
Morgan Johansson believes the Riksdag cannot pass an amendment to the ordinance and it will have constitutional consequences.
– The Riksdag violates the practice when it seizes the opportunities of the government to decide on the ordinance and thus locks us up, says the Minister of Migration to SVT.
The ordinance would have meant that unaccompanied minors who have been granted temporary residence permits to enter upper secondary school can obtain permanent residence permits if they obtain employment for at least one year. Currently the requirement is two years.
The new temporary upper secondary education law came into force in 2018 and gave some 7,600 unaccompanied young people, whose asylum applications were rejected, a new opportunity to obtain a residence permit so that they could complete their upper secondary studies.
The young people affected are forced to leave the country
In order to obtain a permanent residence permit after completing studies, certain requirements are imposed on work and support. To date, 72 people have obtained permanent residence permits due to self-sufficiency.
The concrete effect of the Riksdag’s decision may mean that some of the affected youth will be forced to leave the country and return to Afghanistan.
– It will be more difficult for young people to stay. Many will have to be returned as a result of this, says Morgan Johansson.
