https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Swiss court has held that immigration officials are not able to order a person to be deported under Switzerland’s deportation initiative. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200910/court-finds-swiss-immigration-authorities-cannot-order-deportation-for-criminal-offences Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:54:21 +0200 court-finds-swiss-immigration-authorities-cannot-order-deportation-for-criminal-offences The right-wing Swiss People’s Party has apologised after using an image of Berlin’s Holocaust memorial in a campaign to prevent Switzerland from becoming ‘over concreted’ due to increased migration. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200724/swiss-right-wing-party-uses-holocaust-memorial-in-campaign-against-open-borders Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:24:21 +0200 swiss-right-wing-party-uses-holocaust-memorial-in-campaign-against-open-borders Just over half of foreigners who commit crimes are deported in Switzerland. Switzerland’s largest political party wants to make such deportations mandatory via a referendum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200723/swiss-right-wing-party-wants-mandatory-deportation-of-criminal-foreigners Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:33:21 +0200 swiss-right-wing-party-wants-mandatory-deportation-of-criminal-foreigners A total of 71 percent of foreigners convicted of crimes subject to a mandatory detention order last year were ordered to leave the country, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190625/seven-out-of-ten-foreigners-convicted-of-swiss-crimes-deported Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:22:13 +0200 seven-out-of-ten-foreigners-convicted-of-swiss-crimes-deported On Tuesday, Switzerland's Federal Statistics Office (FSO) published the first official figures relating to a new Swiss law allowing for judges to deport foreign criminals. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180606/switzerland-publishes-false-data-on-deportation-of-foreign-criminals Wed, 06 Jun 2018 13:52:41 +0200 switzerland-publishes-false-data-on-deportation-of-foreign-criminals A total of 54 percent of the 1,210 criminals without Swiss passports convicted of a crime in Switzerland in 2017 were handed a deportation order, new figures from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) show. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180605/half-of-foreign-criminals-deported-from-switzerland-under-new-rules Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:13:57 +0200 half-of-foreign-criminals-deported-from-switzerland-under-new-rules A recent incident shed lights on the increasing use of forced deportations by Swiss authorities, even on commercial flights. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180416/tourists-prevent-forced-deportation-of-man-on-swiss-holiday-flight-edelweiss Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:07:13 +0200 tourists-prevent-forced-deportation-of-man-on-swiss-holiday-flight-edelweiss A Frenchwoman suspected of being a threat to Switzerland’s security was arrested and deported from the country in March, police have said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170707/french-suspected-terrorist-deported-and-banned-from-switzerland Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:08:57 +0200 french-suspected-terrorist-deported-and-banned-from-switzerland Migrants who are refused asylum are not always deported and could prove a threat to society, according to an MP who wants the Swiss government to address the issue in a report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170608/swiss-mp-failed-asylum-seekers-are-avoiding-deportation Thu, 08 Jun 2017 13:11:26 +0200 swiss-mp-failed-asylum-seekers-are-avoiding-deportation A 55-year-old Spaniard who was born in Switzerland and has lived in the alpine country all his life is at risk of being deported after failing to change his criminal behaviour. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170428/spaniard-born-and-raised-in-switzerland-faces-deportation Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:50:09 +0200 spaniard-born-and-raised-in-switzerland-faces-deportation A 45-year-old Tunisian man has died in hospital after setting himself on fire at a petrol station in Nestal, in the canton of Glarus, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161027/illegal-immigrant-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:04:30 +0200 illegal-immigrant-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire Vandals have attacked a future federal asylum centre in the canton of Fribourg, causing substantial water damage over seven floors. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161005/future-asylum-centre-damaged-in-act-of-sabotage Wed, 05 Oct 2016 09:44:27 +0200 future-asylum-centre-damaged-in-act-of-sabotage