What happened
On Tuesday, the Riksdag's Committee on Social Insurance is inviting Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (M) and the Swedish Migration Agency to formal talks. The parties that command a majority in the Riksdag want to investigate how a law can quickly be introduced to temporarily halt so-called teenage deportations pending a long-term solution. The parties want the caretaker government to help draft the bill. Johan Forssell has responded that the parties must first clarify what the law will contain and which groups will be covered.
Our analysis
Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (M) puts the responsibility back on the Riksdag by demanding details before the government even sits down at the table. The media reporting and politicians speak of teenage deportations in general terms, but leave out the most important figure: how many young new Swedes are actually at risk of being deported during the weeks negotiations are underway. Neither party has answered what happens to the young people whose cases are enforced while politicians debate wording. The next step will be taken on Tuesday when the Committee on Social Insurance meets Johan Forssell and the Swedish Migration Agency to see whether a fast-track law is possible. If the government says no, the decision rests entirely on the committee's majority to draft and push through a text themselves.
Explained
The Committee on Social Insurance is the group of members of the Riksdag that processes and prepares Riksdag decisions on matters relating to migration and citizenship.