2026-06-172025/26:SfU31 · p.1SfUMigration & social insurance
Government's Bill to the Extent Concerning Suspension of Consideration
Tougher rules on supervision and detention — the parts subject to postponement
What's at stake: The rules determine when foreign nationals can be placed under supervision or taken into detention, how long detention may last, and on what conditions children can be detained, separated from their parents or monitored electronically. Because the measures are serious intrusions into fundamental rights and freedoms, these parts were taken under the special decision rule — meaning they could otherwise have been postponed for a year.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The committee held that the conditions for supervision and detention need to be widened, clarified and aligned with EU law, while the motions wanted either the whole bill rejected or the parts that extend detention time limits and allow the detention and electronic monitoring of children.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee holds that the present rules on supervision and detention do not sufficiently serve the need for an orderly and effective enforcement process, while also lacking clarity and predictability. The conditions therefore need to change so as to become clearer, fit better with EU law and secure an orderly and effective migration process. The room EU law allows should be used to a greater extent, and a foreign national may be detained only if the purpose cannot be achieved through supervision.
No No — the reservations
mot-4167
The motion (Malcolm Momodou Jallow and others, no party affiliation) wants the Riksdag to reject the bill and the government instead to come back with a consolidated analysis of the proposals' consequences for human rights, mental health, children's rights, discrimination and Sweden's international commitments.
mot-4172
The committee motion (Annika Hirvonen and others, MP) wants to reject the parts of the bill that extend the time limits for adults in detention, that allow the detention of children, the separation of children from their parents and electronic monitoring, as well as the parts on residence and stay obligations, on visiting restrictions where there is a risk of infection, and on placing detained adults in restraints. The starting point should instead be to reduce the use of detention to a minimum and to use less intrusive alternatives as the rule.
mot-4182
The committee motion (Tony Haddou and others, V) wants the bill rejected because the government's legislative proposals fall short on clarity, predictability and legal certainty.
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 and rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Rejecting the committee proposal.
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 | No 0/21/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | No 0/105/0/1 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/18/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | No 0/24/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | Yes | Yes 16/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 19/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| M | Yes | Yes 66/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| SD | Yes | Yes 70/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag adopts the Government's proposals for 1. an Act amending the Aliens Act (2005:716) with the amendment that Chapter 9, Section 11 shall have the wording that the Committee proposes in Appendix 3, 2. an Act amending the Aliens Act (2005:716), 3. an Act amending the Aliens Act (2005:716), 4. an Act amending the Act (2005:754) on Transit of Third-Country Nationals, 5. an Act amending the Act (2008:344) on Healthcare for Asylum Seekers and Others, 6. an Act amending the Education Act (2010:800), 7. an Act amending the Act (2008:344) on Healthcare for Asylum Seekers and Others to the extent concerning Section 4. Thereby the Riksdag approves Government Bills 2025/26:229 point 9.2 and 2025/26:265 points 1-6 and rejects the motions 2025/26:4167 by Malcolm Momodou Jallow et al. (-) request 1, 2025/26:4172 by Annika Hirvonen et al. (MP) requests 1-7 and 2025/26:4182 by Tony Haddou et al. (V) request 1. Vote result point 1 with special decision rule, from June 15
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen antar regeringens förslag till 1. lag om ändring i utlänningslagen (2005:716) med den ändringen att 9 kap. 11 § ska ha den lydelse som utskottet föreslår i bilaga 3, 2. lag om ändring i utlänningslagen (2005:716), 3. lag om ändring i utlänningslagen (2005:716), 4. lag om ändring i lagen (2005:754) om transitering av tredjelandsmedborgare, 5. lag om ändring i lagen (2008:344) om hälso- och sjukvård åt asylsökande m.fl., 6. lag om ändring i skollagen (2010:800), 7. lag om ändring i lagen (2008:344) om hälso- och sjukvård åt asylsökande m.fl. i de delar det avser 4 §. Därmed bifaller riksdagen propositionerna 2025/26:229 punkt 9.2 och 2025/26:265 punkterna 1-6 och avslår motionerna 2025/26:4167 av Malcolm Momodou Jallow m.fl. (-) yrkande 1, 2025/26:4172 av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 1-7 och 2025/26:4182 av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V) yrkande 1. Voteringsresultat punkt 1 med särskild beslutsregel, från 15 juni
Riksdag decision: On June 15, the Riksdag approved certain parts of the Government's proposal for stricter rules on supervision and detention in the migration process. The new rules that the Riksdag approved mean that more forms of supervision as an alternative to detention are introduced. Supervision can mean that a person is required to reside at a specific place or stay within a specific area. The residence requirement can be combined with conditions on electronic monitoring if it is necessary to control that the residence requirement is followed. It will become clearer what conditions apply for placing a person under supervision and for detaining a person. Moreover, it will become clearer which authority is responsible at each stage of the migration process for deciding on supervision and detention. These rules enter into force in large part on July 21, 2026. During the debate in the chamber on June 14, a request for suspension of consideration was submitted regarding certain proposals. The request concerned certain grounds for detaining children, time limits for detention of certain children, and separation of children from their guardians. After the vote in the chamber, the proposal was referred to the Constitutional Committee for examination according to Chapter 2, Section 22, third paragraph of the Instrument of Government. On June 16, the Constitutional Committee determined in an examination that certain bills on supervision and detention of children in the Aliens Act are covered by a special legislative procedure in the Instrument of Government, which can allow suspension of consideration of the proposals for twelve months. On June 17, the Riksdag decided to suspend consideration of the bills concerning certain grounds for detaining children, time limits for detention of certain children, and separation of children from their guardians. The suspension decision means that the Government's bills are returned to the Social Insurance Committee and become suspended there for at least twelve months.
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 does not mention detention and supervision, but it rejects a refugee policy that exposes already vulnerable people to psychological violence and demands an individual and legally secure examination under dignified circumstances.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not mention detention and supervision, but it rejects a refugee policy that exposes already vulnerable people to psychological violence and demands an individual and legally secure examination under dignified circumstances. Legal security shall according to the party programme be upheld through legal aid and independent scrutiny. Extended time limits for detention, detention of children and imprisonment go against this, so the counter-proposal's demands that the proposal is stopped and the consequences for human rights and children's rights are first analysed are supported by the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen nämner inte förvar och uppsikt, men den avvisar en flyktingpolitik som utsätter redan utsatta människor för psykologiskt våld och kräver en individuell och rättssäker prövning under värdiga omständigheter. Rättssäkerheten ska enligt partiprogrammet upprätthållas genom rättshjälp och oberoende granskning. Utökade tidsgränser för förvar, förvar av barn och fängsel går emot detta, så motförslagens krav på att förslaget stoppas och konsekvenserna för mänskliga rättigheter och barns rättigheter först analyseras stöds av planen.
- rejects inhumane refugee policydecisive»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 considers the inhumane refugee policy that prevails, with temporary and conditional residence permits, to be a form of psychological violence against an already vulnerable group.”
- dignified legally secure examination»en individuell och rättssäker prövning« (party programme ↗)“an individual and legally secure examination”
- legal security through legal aid»Rättssäkerheten behöver upprätthållas genom rättshjälp« (party programme ↗)“Legal security needs to be upheld through legal aid”
- the right to asylum inviolable»Rätten att söka asyl kan aldrig tummas på« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The right to seek asylum can never be compromised”
The plan says nothing about detention or surveillance of foreigners.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan says nothing about detention or surveillance of foreigners. It instead establishes protection for civil rights and freedoms, that rule-of-law principles shall be safeguarded and ambitious efforts against mental ill-health among children and young people. Derived from this the plan supports the counter-proposal's demand for a comprehensive impact analysis before far-reaching restrictions on freedom are introduced, even though the strict migration line speaks for orderly enforcement.
Original (Swedish)
Planen säger ingenting om förvar eller uppsikt av utlänningar. Den slår däremot fast skydd för medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter, att rättsstatens principer ska värnas och ambitiösa insatser mot psykisk ohälsa bland barn och unga. Härlett ur detta stöder planen motförslagets krav på en samlad konsekvensanalys innan långtgående frihetsinskränkningar införs, även om den strama migrationslinjen talar för en ordnad verkställighet.
- protection for rights and freedomsdecisive»Skydd för medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Protection for civil rights and freedoms.”
- rule-of-law principles guarded»Slå vakt om rättsstatens principer.« (party programme ↗)“Guard the principles of the rule of law.”
- children's mental health prioritised»Ambitiösa insatser mot psykisk ohälsa, särskilt bland barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Ambitious efforts against mental ill-health, particularly among children and young people.”
- strict migration policy is fixed»Vi har stramat åt migrationspolitiken, och denna linje ligger fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We have tightened migration policy, and this line is fixed.”
The plan says that the child convention is Swedish law and that the best interests of the child shall always be decisive, and the election manifesto that no asylum-seeking children shall be separated from their parents.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan says that the child convention is Swedish law and that the best interests of the child shall always be decisive, and the election manifesto that no asylum-seeking children shall be separated from their parents. The party programme moreover requires that all new legislation is carefully tested against legal certainty and fundamental rights and freedoms, which is precisely the impact analysis and the restraint with detention the counter-proposals request. Expanded detention times and detention of children point in the opposite direction from the plan's humane and secure migration policy. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposals' demands.
Original (Swedish)
Planen säger att barnkonventionen är svensk lag och att barnets bästa alltid ska vara avgörande, och valmanifestet att inga asylsökande barn ska kunna skiljas från sina föräldrar. Partiprogrammet kräver dessutom att all ny lagstiftning prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter, vilket är just den konsekvensanalys och den återhållsamhet med förvar motförslagen begär. Utvidgade förvarstider och förvar av barn går i motsatt riktning mot planens humana och rättssäkra migrationspolitik. Planen stöder därför motförslagens krav.
- best interests of the child decisivedecisive»Barnkonventionen är svensk lag och barnets bästa« (party programme ↗)“The child convention is Swedish law and the best interests of the child”
- children not separated from parents»Inga asylsökande barn ska kunna skiljas från sina föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No asylum-seeking children shall be separated from their parents.”
- new legislation tested for legality»prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“carefully tested against legal certainty and fundamental rights and freedoms.”
- humane and secure migration»Vi gröna står för en human och rättssäker migrationspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“We greens stand for a humane and secure migration policy.”
The plan commits the party to a generous and humane refugee and immigration policy and to restrictions on individuals' rights always being proportionate to the law's purpose.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan commits the party to a generous and humane refugee and immigration policy and to restrictions on individuals' rights always being proportionate to the law's purpose. Children's rights and the individual's perspective shall according to the party programme carry the greatest weight when society's actors act. Expanded detention, longer timeframes and electronic surveillance of children point in the opposite direction, which is why the plan speaks for the counter-proposal's demands for limited detention and a comprehensive rights analysis before the law is implemented. The detention rules are however not addressed explicitly in the documents.
Original (Swedish)
Planen förbinder partiet till en generös och human flykting- och invandringspolitik och till att inskränkningar av enskildas rättigheter alltid ska vara proportionerliga mot lagens syfte. Barnens rättigheter och individens perspektiv ska enligt partiprogrammet väga tyngst när samhällets aktörer agerar. Utvidgat förvar, längre tidsgränser och elektronisk övervakning av barn drar i motsatt riktning, varför planen talar för motförslagens krav på begränsat förvar och en samlad rättighetsanalys innan lagen genomförs. Förvarsreglerna behandlas dock inte uttryckligen i dokumenten.
- generous and humane migration policydecisive»Centerpartiet strävar efter öppna gränser, fri rörlighet samt en generös och human flykting- och invandringspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party strives for open borders, free movement and a generous and humane refugee and immigration policy.”
- proportionality when restricting freedom»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between the legislation's restriction of citizens' integrity and the laws' purpose.”
- children's rights come first»Samhällets aktörer ska inta individens perspektiv. Av största betydelse är då barnens rättigheter och perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Society's actors shall adopt the individual's perspective. Of greatest importance are then children's rights and perspective.”
- individual's rights against the state»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 search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on freedom of religion.”
The election manifesto is explicit: more people waiting for both deportation and return shall be kept in detention, and those without asylum grounds shall leave the country.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto is explicit: more people waiting for both deportation and return shall be kept in detention, and those without asylum grounds shall leave the country. The counter-proposals instead require the bill to be stopped or detention use to be minimised. The party programme's regulated immigration points the same way, whilst the child convention as Swedish law constitutes a reservation precisely in the part concerning children in detention.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet är uttryckligt: fler som väntar på både utvisning och avvisning ska hållas i förvar, och den utan asylskäl ska lämna landet. Motförslagen kräver tvärtom att lagförslaget stoppas eller att förvarsanvändningen minimeras. Partiprogrammets reglerade invandring pekar samma väg, medan barnkonventionen som svensk lag utgör ett förbehåll just i den del som rör barn i förvar.
- more in detentiondecisive»Fler som väntar på både utvisning och avvisning ska hållas i förvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More people waiting for both deportation and return shall be held in detention.”
- departure without asylum grounds»Asylrätten ska värnas där den med asylskäl ska stanna och den utan skäl lämnar landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Asylum rights shall be valued where those with asylum grounds shall stay and those without grounds leave the country.”
- regulated immigration»Under överskådlig tid ska Sverige ha reglerad invandring.« (party programme ↗)“For a foreseeable time Sweden shall have regulated immigration.”
- child convention as Swedish law»Genom att FN:s barnkonvention införlivats i svensk lag« (party programme ↗)“By the UN child convention being incorporated into Swedish law”
The plan is silent on detention and surveillance, but establishes that migration policy must not lead to family members being separated from one another and that the child's perspective shall always be present in migration matters, with strong constitutional protection for personal integrity.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan is silent on detention and surveillance, but establishes that migration policy must not lead to family members being separated from one another and that the child's perspective shall always be present in migration matters, with strong constitutional protection for personal integrity. The counter-proposal's demands for limited use of detention, prohibition on separating children from parents and a comprehensive impact analysis align most closely with these commitments. The election manifesto's demand for strict migration policy points in the opposite direction, which is why the conclusion is uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen är tyst om förvar och uppsikt, men slår fast att migrationspolitiken inte får leda till att familjemedlemmar skiljs från varandra och att barnperspektivet alltid ska finnas med i migrationsärenden, med ett starkt grundlagsskydd för den personliga integriteten. Motförslagens krav på begränsad användning av förvar, förbud mot att skilja barn från föräldrar och en samlad konsekvensanalys ligger närmast dessa åtaganden. Valmanifestets krav på stram migrationspolitik pekar i motsatt riktning, varför slutsatsen är osäker.
- families shall not be splitdecisive»Migrationspolitiken får inte leda till att familjemedlemmar skiljs från varandra.« (party programme ↗)“Migration policy must not lead to family members being separated from one another.”
- child perspective in migration matters»Barnperspektivet ska alltid finnas med i migrationsärenden.« (party programme ↗)“The child's perspective shall always be present in migration matters.”
- strong integrity protection»Den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt grundlagsskydd« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity shall have strong constitutional protection”
- strict migration policy»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict migration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion.”
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.
All counter-proposals want to stop or hollow out tightened rules on surveillance and detention, and two of them also want first a new impact analysis.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
All counter-proposals want to stop or hollow out tightened rules on surveillance and detention, and two of them also want first a new impact analysis. The plan's decisive commitment is that those who received rejection so as soon as possible shall leave the country and that asylum legislation shall be at the EU law minimum level, which speaks for fully utilising the space EU law gives in the enforcement process. The plan says nothing about detention of children or imprisonment, so the position is derived from the commitment to orderly processes and effective return.
Original (Swedish)
Samtliga motförslag vill stoppa eller urholka skärpta regler om uppsikt och förvar, och två av dem vill dessutom först ha en ny konsekvensanalys. Planens avgörande åtagande är att den som fått nej så fort som möjligt ska lämna landet och att asyllagstiftningen ska ligga på EU-rättens miniminivå, vilket talar för att fullt ut utnyttja det utrymme unionsrätten ger i verkställighetsprocessen. Planen säger inget om förvar av barn eller om fängsel, så ställningstagandet härleds ur åtagandet om ordnade processer och effektivt återvändande.
- effective returndecisive»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 those who received a rejection on an asylum application so as soon as possible leave the country.”
- EU law minimum level»Anpassa asyllagstiftningen efter den rättsliga miniminivån enligt EU-rätten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adapt asylum legislation to the legal minimum level according to EU law”
- counter shadow society»Vi riskerar annars ett växande skuggsamhälle« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We risk otherwise a growing shadow society”
- regulated immigration»Öppenhet är inte samma sak som gränslöshet.« (party programme ↗)“Openness is not the same as boundlessness.”
The election manifesto explicitly says that the thresholds for taking persons into detention and expelling them as well as enforcing expulsions need to be lowered, and wants to introduce tough restrictions and detention for security threats in the country.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly says that the thresholds for taking persons into detention and expelling them as well as enforcing expulsions need to be lowered, and wants to introduce tough restrictions and detention for security threats in the country. The benchmark is that more people without the right to stay here return than are granted asylum. All counter-proposals require that detention rules are not tightened, that time limits are not extended or that a consequences analysis is first conducted, which goes against these commitments. The plan is silent on detention of children, but the decisive pledge points toward rejecting the demands.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet säger uttryckligen att trösklarna för att ta i förvar och utvisa personer samt verkställa utvisningar behöver sänkas, och vill införa hårda restriktioner och förvar för säkerhetshot i landet. Riktmärket är att fler utan rätt att vistas här återvänder än som beviljas asyl. Samtliga motförslag kräver att förvarsreglerna inte skärps, att tidsgränser inte förlängs eller att en konsekvensanalys först görs, vilket går emot dessa åtaganden. Planen är tyst om förvar av barn, men den avgörande utfästelsen pekar mot att avvisa kraven.
- lowered thresholds for detentiondecisive»Trösklarna för att ta i förvar och utvisa personer samt verkställa utvisningar behöver också sänkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The thresholds for taking persons into detention and expelling them as well as enforcing expulsions also need to be lowered.”
- more controls and expulsions»Bekämpa skuggsamhället och illegal migration med fler kontroller och fler utvisningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat the shadow society and illegal migration with more controls and more expulsions”
- net negative through returning»Riktmärket under överskådlig tid ska vara att fler av de som befinner sig i Sverige illegalt eller saknar anknytning till det svenska samhället varje år återvänder, än de som beviljas asyl från utanför vårt närområde.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The benchmark for the foreseeable future shall be that more of those who are in Sweden illegally or lack connection to Swedish society return each year than are granted asylum from outside our region.”
- detention for security threats»Införa hårda restriktioner och förvar för säkerhetshot som befinner sig i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce tough restrictions and detention for security threats in Sweden.”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:SfU31)
- Committee report full text (HD01SfU31)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:4160 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:265 Skärpta regler om uppsikt och förvar av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:4167 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:265 Skärpta regler om uppsikt och förvar av Malcolm Momodou Jallow m.fl. (-)
- Motion 2025/26:4172 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:265 Skärpta regler om uppsikt och förvar av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:4182 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:265 Skärpta regler om uppsikt och förvar av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V)
- Proposition 2025/26:229 — En ny mottagandelag
- Proposition 2025/26:265 — Skärpta regler om uppsikt och förvar
Source: The Swedish Parliament