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Sweden's government plans rules including travel limits and benefit risks for asylum seekers in reception centres, aiming to reduce illegal stays and address overcrowding, officials said.
- In Stockholm, the government said on Feb 6 it will require asylum seekers to live in migrant reception centres, with Forssell stating `People who are in the system will have to live with the Migration Agency... I want to stress that these aren't prisons.`
- Since 2015, successive governments have tightened migration after around 160,000 asylum seekers arrived, while the minority coalition backed by the Sweden Democrats says cuts are needed as asylum applications fell to around 10,000 by 2024.
- Forssell said people will have to prove they have moved to reception centres and agree to travel restrictions or risk losing benefits, addressing overcrowding and social exclusion.
- The proposal is likely to shape the parliamentary elections in September as the issue has driven the rise of anti-immigration parties across Europe and officials link past migration policies to gang crime.
- The government aims for the rules to take effect in October, with rejected applicants required to register whereabouts and non-compliance triggering automatic withdrawal of applications.
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Sweden to make asylum seekers live in centres in further tightening of rules
Sweden's centre-right government said on Friday it planned to make all asylum seekers live in migrant reception centres while their cases are processed, in a further tightening of immigration regulations.
Sweden's center-right government announced today that it plans to have all asylum seekers stay in migrant reception centers while their cases are processed, in a further tightening of regulations... Sweden: Towards stricter immigration policy – All asylum seekers will stay in reception centers - NAVY SHIPPING
In an effort to further tighten immigration policy, the center-right Swedish government announced that all asylum seekers will now be required to stay in reception centers for the duration of their application. Key changes and restrictions Successive governments have tightened immigration policies since 2015, when around 160,000 asylum seekers fled to Sweden. According to Immigration Minister Johan Forssel, the new framework includes strict comp…
The Government of Stockholm announced a radical change in the asylum rules that will be required to live in special centres. Anyone who does not comply is at risk of rejecting their request automatically. It has ended with the freedom to choose your residence, according to HotNews. The Minister of Immigration, Johan Forssel, explained the plan. [...]
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