https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden's border police requested that a former work permit holder be deported as soon as possible because he was too intelligent and was posing legal problems for the authorities, in an email seen by The Local. https://www.thelocal.com/20260408/swedish-police-asked-to-speed-up-deportation-of-intelligent-and-articulate-software-engineer Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:09:11 +0200 swedish-police-asked-to-speed-up-deportation-of-intelligent-and-articulate-software-engineer In a former office building estate in an industrial estate in southern Sweden, a world exists that isn't quite a prison – yet few are free to leave. The Local's Richard Orange visits the Migration Agency's detention centre in Åstorp. https://www.thelocal.com/20260407/inside-a-swedish-detention-centre-something-happens-to-people-who-are-deprived-of-their-freedom Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:28:37 +0200 inside-a-swedish-detention-centre-something-happens-to-people-who-are-deprived-of-their-freedom Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson claims the issue of teen deportations affects only a few "individual cases". We know from our readers that it's more common than that, but statistics are hard to find. https://www.thelocal.com/20260402/in-data-how-many-teen-deportations-are-there-in-sweden Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:55:47 +0200 in-data-how-many-teen-deportations-are-there-in-sweden Abhijith Nag Balasubramanya's circular-system hydroponics startup was already providing locally-grown produce to a major grocery store in Skellefteå, northern Sweden, when his business visa was denied by the Swedish Migration Agency. He has now left Sweden. https://www.thelocal.com/20260312/i-chose-my-mental-health-indian-entrepreneur-leaves-sweden-after-deportation-order Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:33:54 +0100 i-chose-my-mental-health-indian-entrepreneur-leaves-sweden-after-deportation-order Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has called for the country’s controversial ‘teen deportations’ to be suspended with immediate effect until a solution has been found. https://www.thelocal.com/20260305/sweden-democrat-leader-calls-for-freeze-on-teen-deportations Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:10:52 +0100 sweden-democrat-leader-calls-for-freeze-on-teen-deportations Few positions are more central on Sweden’s political right than the one Fredrik Kopsch holds as chief economist at Timbro. But as he launches a new book on deportations, Utvisad, which calls for an amnesty for integrated foreigners, he says his liberal views feel increasingly at out of place. https://www.thelocal.com/20260305/does-sweden-need-an-integration-amnesty-to-stop-deportations Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:40:28 +0100 does-sweden-need-an-integration-amnesty-to-stop-deportations Douglas Thor, leader of the Moderate Party’s youth wing, raised the issue of unfair deportations long before it became a top political issue. He isn’t seeking credit – he wants a solution for those affected. https://www.thelocal.com/20260304/moderate-youth-leader-confident-of-solution-for-swedens-teen-deportations Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:58:30 +0100 moderate-youth-leader-confident-of-solution-for-swedens-teen-deportations