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