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Many security threats remain in Sweden. Stock Photography.
The security police classified fewer people as security threats last year, among those who applied for a residence permit in Sweden. In total, Säpo ruled in 79 cases that the application should be rejected.
The year before, the number was 122, which was a record.
The Swedish Migration Agency sends the cases to Säpo for consultation. The number of referrals also decreased last year, from 553 in 2019 to 483. The decrease is related to fewer people applying for a residence permit, which is due to the pandemic, as well as certain research difficulties, which according to the Board Migration Boards are also based on the pandemic.
To identify suspected security threats, the Swedish Migration Agency looks at various factors, including the asylum seeker’s background and possible involvement in various conflicts. If the Säpo control shows that a person, for example, has links to espionage or terrorism, the authority may advise against granting a residence permit.
In most cases, the Swedish Migration Agency follows that line. But many people whom the Säpo considers threats to security remain in Sweden because they risk being sentenced to death or torture in their home countries, for example. There are also countries that do not accept deportations that are carried out by force. It is not known how many security threats there are currently on Swedish soil.
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