2025-06-172024/25:SfU22 · p.2SfUMigration & social insurance
Government's bill
Expanded control and coercive powers for the Migration Agency at detention facilities
What's at stake: The proposal gives the Migration Agency more tools to maintain order and security, including through body searches and general entry checks, which could reduce coercive measures against the large group of detainees who do not carry prohibited items. At the same time, the expanded powers raise questions about legal certainty, predictability and proportionality for the people held in detention, including children.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether parliament should adopt the government's proposal for expanded control and coercive powers for the Migration Agency at detention facilities in full, or whether the proposal goes too far in relation to legal certainty and proportionality.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee agrees with the government's assessment that the Migration Agency needs expanded powers for control and coercive measures to maintain order and security at detention facilities, and considers the proposals proportionate and compatible with the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms and children's rights.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 2 (MP)
The reservation welcomes writing the proportionality principle into the Aliens Act but considers that the rest of the government's proposal fails to meet requirements of legal certainty, predictability and effectiveness, is too far-reaching, lacks a clear assessment of need, and risks affecting individuals arbitrarily.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: adopting the government's legislative proposal.
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 2 by MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Abstain 0/0/20/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | derived |
| S | No | Yes 92/1/0/13 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | No 0/15/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | Yes | Yes 16/0/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 59/0/0/9 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| SD | Yes | Yes 63/0/0/9 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
Broke with the party line
| SAnna-Caren Sätherberg (S, Jämtlands län) | No — party line: Yes |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
Parliament adopts the government's proposal for a law amending the Aliens Act (2005:716). Thereby parliament approves proposition 2024/25:161 and partially approves motion 2024/25:3428 by Annika Hirvonen et al. (MP) point 1.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen antar regeringens förslag till lag om ändring i utlänningslagen (2005:716). Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2024/25:161 och bifaller delvis motion 2024/25:3428 av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP) yrkande 1.
Riksdag decision: Parliament approved the government's proposal that the Migration Agency should have expanded opportunities to use compulsory and control measures at detention facilities (förvar). Detention facilities are the special locked accommodations that the Migration Agency can use, for example if there is a risk that a person will remain in Sweden after a deportation decision. The law changes include, among other things, expanded opportunities to conduct body searches, room inspections, and access control. A new form of visiting is also introduced, where the visitor and the person at the detention facility meet with a glass panel between them. The purpose of the law is to improve opportunities to maintain order and security at the detention facilities. The law changes are to come into force on 1 August 2025.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the proportionality principle to be introduced but opposes the government's other proposals. (MP) — Reservation 2
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan requires that asylum seekers be guaranteed an individual and legally certain examination under dignified circumstances and describes today's refugee policy as psychological violence against an already vulnerable group.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that asylum seekers be guaranteed an individual and legally certain examination under dignified circumstances and describes today's refugee policy as psychological violence against an already vulnerable group. The counter-proposal's objection that the control and coercive measures are far-reaching, lack needs assessment and risk affecting individuals arbitrarily follows from that line. The plan also explicitly protects personal integrity and children's rights.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att den som söker asyl garanteras en individuell och rättssäker prövning under värdiga omständigheter och beskriver dagens flyktingpolitik som psykologiskt våld mot en redan utsatt grupp. Motförslagets invändning att kontroll- och tvångsåtgärderna är alltför långtgående, saknar behovsprövning och riskerar att drabba enskilda godtyckligt följer av den linjen. Planen värnar dessutom uttryckligen den personliga integriteten och barns rättigheter.
- legally certain and dignified examinationdecisive»sin rätt till en individuell och rättssäker prövning under värdiga« (party programme ↗)“their right to an individual and legally certain examination under dignified”
- against inhumane refugee policy»Vänsterpartiet anser att den inhumana flyktingpolitik som råder, med tillfälliga och villkorade uppehållstillstånd, är en form av psykologiskt våld mot en redan utsatt grupp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that the inhumane refugee policy that prevails, with temporary and conditional residence permits, is a form of psychological violence against an already vulnerable group.”
- protection for personal integrity»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”
- stronger children's rights»Utvecklingen mot starkare rättigheter för barn är en av de progressiva« (party programme ↗)“Development towards stronger children's rights is one of the progressive”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The party programme defends the principles of the rule of law and the protection of civil liberties and rights, and demands that interventionist policy is built on evidence, effectiveness and legal certainty.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme defends the principles of the rule of law and the protection of civil liberties and rights, and demands that interventionist policy is built on evidence, effectiveness and legal certainty. The counter-proposal's objection is precisely that the expanded coercive measures lack clear need assessment and risk arbitrarily affecting individuals. The plan wants order and state control in reception, but qualifies rather than abolishes the legal certainty requirement.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår vakt om rättsstatens principer och skyddet för medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter, och kräver att ingripande politik byggs på evidens, effektivitet och rättssäkerhet. Motförslagets invändning är just att de utökade tvångsåtgärderna saknar tydlig behovsprövning och riskerar att drabba enskilda godtyckligt. Planen vill samtidigt ha ordning och statlig kontroll i mottagandet, men den kvalificerar snarare än upphäver rättssäkerhetskravet.
- principles of the rule of lawdecisive»Slå vakt om rättsstatens principer.« (party programme ↗)“Guard the principles of the rule of law.”
- protection of liberties and rights»Skydd för medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of civil liberties and rights.”
- evidence and legal certainty»Kriminalpolitik byggd på evidens, effektivitet och rättssäkerhet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy built on evidence, effectiveness and legal certainty.”
- order in reception»Ordning och reda i flyktingmottagandet, genom ökad statlig kontroll, styrning och fördelning.« (party programme ↗)“Order and proper procedure in refugee reception, through increased state control, steering and distribution.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan states that a person who receives a rejection of their asylum application shall not be held in detention and that refugees shall be guaranteed a legally secure process, and that laws with disproportionate intrusions into integrity are rejected.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that a person who receives a rejection of their asylum application shall not be held in detention and that refugees shall be guaranteed a legally secure process, and that laws with disproportionate intrusions into integrity are rejected. The counter-proposal's objection that control and coercive measures are too far-reaching and lack legal security and needs assessment thus aligns with the plan's commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att den som får avslag på sin asylansökan inte ska hållas i förvar och att flyktingar ska garanteras en rättssäker process, samt att lagar med oproportionerliga ingrepp i integriteten avvisas. Motförslagets invändning att kontroll- och tvångsåtgärderna är alltför långtgående och brister i rättssäkerhet och behovsprövning ligger därför i linje med planens åtaganden.
- restrictive use of detentiondecisive»Den som får avslag på sin asylansökan ska inte hållas i förvar, utan i första hand få hjälp att frivilligt återvända till sitt hemland.« (party programme ↗)“A person who receives a rejection of their asylum application shall not be held in detention, but in the first place be given help to voluntarily return to their homeland.”
- legally secure asylum process»flyktingar ska garanteras en rättssäker asylprocess i Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“refugees shall be guaranteed a legally secure asylum process in Sweden.”
- proportionality in coercive measures»Vi motsätter oss alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“We oppose all laws that involve disproportionate intrusions into integrity.”
- strengthened legal security for vulnerable»stärka rättssäkerheten i asylprocessen och stödet för hbtqi-flyktingar och andra sårbara grupper.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen legal security in the asylum process and support for LGBTQI refugees and other vulnerable groups.”
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The election manifesto makes the defense of the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state its own commitment and rejects far-reaching coercive measures against individuals.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto makes the defense of the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state its own commitment and rejects far-reaching coercive measures against individuals. The counter-proposal's objection that the proposal lacks clear needs assessment and risks arbitrarily affecting individuals rests on the same requirement. The party programme's proportionality principle for integrity-restricting legislation leads to the same conclusion.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet gör försvaret av rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten till ett eget åtagande och avvisar långtgående tvångsmedel mot enskilda. Motförslagets invändning att förslaget saknar tydlig behovsprövning och riskerar att drabba enskilda godtyckligt vilar på samma krav. Partiprogrammets proportionalitetsprincip för integritetsinskränkande lagstiftning leder till samma slutsats.
- rule of law before coerciondecisive»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop and search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on religious freedom.”
- proportionality requirement»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between legislation's restriction of citizens' integrity and the purpose of the laws.”
- right to review»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone living in Sweden should be able to have their case reviewed.”
- child's rights»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“Particularly important is to protect every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan requires that legal certainty and protection of civil liberties be strengthened and that every new bill be analyzed for integrity implications.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that legal certainty and protection of civil liberties be strengthened and that every new bill be analyzed for integrity implications. It also states that the individual's dignity and integrity shall not be violated and that children's rights have been clarified through the Convention on the Rights of the Child as law. The counter-proposal's objection regarding lack of legal certainty, insufficient need assessment and risk of arbitrariness thus rests on the plan's own requirements.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna förstärks och att varje nytt lagförslag analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt. Den slår också fast att den enskildes värdighet och integritet inte får kränkas och att barns rättigheter tydliggjorts genom barnkonventionen som lag. Motförslagets invändning om bristande rättssäkerhet, otillräcklig behovsprövning och risk för godtycke vilar därmed på planens egna krav.
- strengthened legal certaintydecisive»Rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna behöver förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Legal certainty and protection of civil liberties need to be strengthened.”
- integrity review of bills»Alla nya lagförslag ska analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt.« (party programme ↗)“All new bills shall be analyzed from an integrity perspective.”
- inviolable dignity»Den enskildes värdighet och integritet får inte kränkas.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's dignity and integrity shall not be violated.”
- Convention on the Rights of the Child as law»Genom att FN:s barnkonvention införlivats i svensk lag tydliggörs« (party programme ↗)“By incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law, it is clarified”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto is the freshest expression of the party's line and requires a strict migration policy and re-established order and security, which carries expanded control and coercive measures to maintain order during detention.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto is the freshest expression of the party's line and requires a strict migration policy and re-established order and security, which carries expanded control and coercive measures to maintain order during detention. The counter-proposal's objection that the proposal is too far-reaching goes against that line. The plan's requirements for legal certainty in the asylum process and for protection of personal integrity pull in the other direction, but do not outweigh the manifesto's explicit prioritization.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet är det färskaste uttrycket för partiets linje och kräver en stram migrationspolitik och återupprättad ordning och trygghet, vilket bär utökade kontroll- och tvångsåtgärder för att upprätthålla ordningen på förvar. Motförslagets invändning att förslaget är för långtgående går emot den linjen. Planens krav på rättssäkerhet i asylprocessen och på skydd för den personliga integriteten drar åt andra hållet, men uppväger inte manifestets uttryckliga prioritering.
- strict migration policydecisive»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict migration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion”
- re-established order»Tryggheten på gator och torg måste återupprättas, brottsförebyggande arbetet måste stärkas, brottslingar dömas och brottsoffer få upprättelse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security on streets and squares must be re-established, crime prevention work must be strengthened, criminals convicted and crime victims receive redress”
- legal certainty in asylum process»För den som söker asyl i Sverige måste hela processen vara utformad så att rättssäkerhet garanteras den« (party programme ↗)“For those seeking asylum in Sweden the entire process must be designed so that legal certainty is guaranteed for the”
- protection of personal integrity»Den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity shall have a strong”
The counter-proposal considers the expanded control and coercive measures during detention to be too far-reaching.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The counter-proposal considers the expanded control and coercive measures during detention to be too far-reaching. The plan's migration line is that the person who received a rejection as quickly as possible shall leave the country and that the number of deportations significantly shall increase, which requires a functioning order and control in detention operations. The plan at the same time requires that all public power exercise is law-governed and legally certain, which gives some support to the counter-proposal's objections.
Original (Swedish)
Motförslaget anser att de utökade kontroll- och tvångsåtgärderna vid förvar är alltför långtgående. Planens migrationslinje är att den som fått avslag så snabbt som möjligt ska lämna landet och att antalet utvisningar kraftigt ska öka, vilket förutsätter en fungerande ordning och kontroll i förvarsverksamheten. Planen kräver samtidigt att all offentlig maktutövning är lagstyrd och rättssäker, vilket ger visst stöd för motförslagets invändningar.
- rejected must leave countrydecisive»Av största vikt är att den som fått ett nej på asylansökan så fort som möjligt lämnar landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Of greatest importance is that the person who received a no to an asylum application as quickly as possible leaves the country.”
- more deportations»Kraftigt öka antalet utvisningar genom fler EU-gemensamma återtagandeavtal« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly increase the number of deportations through more EU common take-back agreements”
- orderly processes and control»Vår öppenhet mot omvärlden ska alltid bygga på ordnade« (party programme ↗)“Our openness to the world shall always be based on orderly”
- legally certain power exercise»All offentlig maktutövning ska vara lagstyrd och vägledas av« (party programme ↗)“All public power exercise shall be law-governed and guided by”
The plan requires that the thresholds for detention and enforcement of deportations be lowered and that strict restrictions and detention be introduced for security threats in Sweden.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that the thresholds for detention and enforcement of deportations be lowered and that strict restrictions and detention be introduced for security threats in Sweden. The counter-proposal's objection that control and coercive measures are too extensive goes directly against that commitment. The plan also wants to tighten the Aliens Act to the strictest possible level and combat the shadow economy with more controls.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att trösklarna för att ta i förvar och verkställa utvisningar sänks och att hårda restriktioner och förvar införs för säkerhetshot som befinner sig i Sverige. Motförslagets invändning att kontroll- och tvångsåtgärderna är alltför långtgående går rakt emot det åtagandet. Planen vill dessutom skärpa utlänningslagen till striktast möjliga nivå och bekämpa skuggsamhället med fler kontroller.
- lowered thresholds for detentiondecisive»Trösklarna för att ta i förvar och utvisa personer samt verkställa utvisningar behöver också sänkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The thresholds for detention and deportation of persons and enforcement of deportations also need to be lowered.”
- strict restrictions in detention»Införa hårda restriktioner och förvar för säkerhetshot som befinner sig i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce strict restrictions and detention for security threats in Sweden.”
- strictest possible aliens act»Skärpa reglerna i utlänningslagen till striktas möjliga nivå enligt EU-rätten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten the rules in the Aliens Act to the strictest possible level according to EU law”
- more controls and deportations»Bekämpa skuggsamhället och illegal migration med fler kontroller och fler utvisningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat the shadow economy and illegal migration with more controls and more deportations”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:SfU22)
- Committee report full text (HC01SfU22)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2024/25:3423 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:161 Förbättrad ordning och säkerhet vid förvar av Anders Ygeman m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3427 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:161 Förbättrad ordning och säkerhet vid förvar av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2024/25:3428 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:161 Förbättrad ordning och säkerhet vid förvar av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP)
- Proposition 2024/25:161 — Förbättrad ordning och säkerhet vid förvar
Source: The Swedish Parliament