Sweden Looks to Deport Migrants Failing to Live ‘Honourable’ Lifestyles
Sweden could revoke residency from migrants who associate with criminal gangs, speak out against democracy, or defraud the welfare system.
Sweden could revoke residency from migrants who associate with criminal gangs, speak out against democracy, or defraud the welfare system.
A group of northern Euro nations has agreed to work together, saying they will share deportation flights and organise voluntary repatriations.
A group of migrants are to fly back to their native countries after accepting €1,000 (£842/$1,141) from the Lithuanian govt to go home.
Just 5,000 people opted to voluntarily return to their country and receive a sum of cash from the French government to do so in 2021.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said that Syrian refugees from the area around Damascus should return home because Denmark has assessed the region to be safe.
European Commissioner for Migration Ylva Johansson admitted that just a third of bogus, rejected asylum seekers return to their home countries — and less than a third go voluntarily.
The French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII) is offering €1,850 to migrants in Calais to return to their home countries instead of trying to enter Britain illegally.
A total of 134 Iraqi migrants have returned to their home country this week, with some accepting €2,000 (£1,800/$2,400) as part of a Greek government programme.
The Greek government has begun giving €2,000 to asylum seekers located on various Aegean islands to incentivise them to go back to their home countries.
The Czech Republic is launching a programme to pay non-EU migrants to go home, noting that funding the scheme would cost taxpayers “far less” than if migrant groups targeted remained in the country.
A voluntary return scheme for asylum seekers and illegal migrants has helped over 10,000 people leave Greece voluntarily, with almost 2,500 opening small businesses in their countries of origin.