US EditionFailed Afghan asylum seekers need to go back home, Sweden’s migration minister urges
Sweden seeks EU agreement on issuing travel documents to deport Afghan nationals, citing over half face rejection and crime concerns to maintain public asylum support.
- On Thursday, Sweden's migration minister Johan Forssell urged the European Union to set a common procedure to issue ID and travel documents to Afghan nationals, at an informal meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers in the Cypriot capital.
- Forssell warned that deportations are stymied because Afghan nationals lacking ID or passports cannot get documents from Afghan embassies in Europe, which are not acknowledged by Taliban rulers.
- He proposed operational steps including the 27-member bloc issuing documentation without political legitimacy, noting the European Commission recently had contacts in Kabul and suggesting chartered flights pooling deportees.
- He warned domestic politics have pressured action, noting more than half of Afghan asylum seekers will have their applications rejected and they need to go back to maintain public support; concerns helped form the current Swedish government three years ago with Sweden Democrats support.
- Looking beyond Afghans, Forssell added asylum applications are the lowest since 1985, and the same approach applies to failed Syrian asylum seekers, he said.
11 Articles
11 Articles
Associated Press News
Failed Afghan asylum seekers need to go back home, Sweden's migration minister urges
Sweden’s migration minister is urging the European Union to come up with a common procedure to issue ID and travel documents to Afghan nationals whose asylum applications have either been rejected or have committed crimes in their host countries.
"They have to go home." According to the minister, it is now "more or less impossible" to deport Afghans without valid ID documents.
Failed Afghan asylum seekers need to return home, Sweden’s migration minister says
Sweden’s migration minister on Thursday called on the European Union to establish a common procedure for issuing identification and travel documents to Afghan nationals whose asylum applications have been rejected or who have committed crimes in their host countries. Minister Johan Forssell said it is currently “more or less impossible” to deport Afghan nationals who do not meet asylum criteria because many lack valid ID or travel documents. Alt…
Sweden's migration minister urges the EU to facilitate the deportation of failed Afghan asylum seekers
On Thursday, Johan Forssell, Sweden’s Migration Minister, called on the European Union to establish a standardised procedure for issuing IDs and travel documents to Afghan nationals whose asylum applications have been denied or who have committed offences in their host countries. Minister Forssell emphasised that deporting Afghan nationals who do not meet asylum criteria is “virtually impossible” due to their lack of identification and travel do…
Sweden urges EU action to deport failed Afghan asylum seekers
Sweden’s migration minister on Thursday called on the European Union to develop a common procedure to issue identity and travel documents for Afghan nationals whose asylum applications have been rejected or who have committed crimes, saying deportations are currently “more or less impossible”. Migration Minister Johan Forssell said many Afghan nationals in Sweden and other EU states lack valid identification or travel documents, making it diffic…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
