2026-06-172025/26:SfU31 · p.2SfUMigration & social insurance
Review
Review of the framework for supervision and detention
What's at stake: The decision concerns whether the current legislative proposal on supervision and detention is sufficiently developed and legally sound, or whether further inquiry is needed before new powers, such as electronic monitoring, are introduced. It affects how quickly the rules can be applied and what legal safeguards they provide for the people affected.
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 the government should return with a new, more thoroughly worked-out legislative proposal on supervision and detention - including a more in-depth analysis of enhanced supervision through electronic monitoring - rather than proceeding with the proposal now on the table.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motions, considering the government's proposal to be sufficiently balanced and predictable. Parliament therefore rejects the motions calling for a review.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 3 (V, MP)
V and MP want the government to return with a new legislative proposal characterized by clarity, predictability and thorough legal-certainty assessments - including that supervision should be used as the first option, new review of decisions, public counsel and the least intrusive placement - and want an in-depth analysis of whether enhanced supervision with electronic monitoring is necessary, effective and proportionate before it is introduced.
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: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 3 by V, 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 | No 0/20/0/1 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| S | Yes | Yes 105/0/0/1 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/18/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | Yes 24/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | No | Yes 16/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | Yes | Yes 19/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | 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 | not addressed |
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions 2025/26:4167 by Malcolm Momodou Jallow et al. (-) demand 5, 2025/26:4172 by Annika Hirvonen et al. (MP) demand 8, and 2025/26:4182 by Tony Haddou et al. (V) demand 2.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:4167 av Malcolm Momodou Jallow m.fl. (-) yrkande 5, 2025/26:4172 av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP) yrkande 8 och 2025/26:4182 av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V) yrkande 2.
Riksdag decision: Parliament approved on 15 June certain parts of the government's proposal on tightened rules on supervision and detention in the migration process. The new rules that parliament approved mean that more forms of supervision as an alternative to detention are introduced. Supervision shall mean that a person is obligated to reside at a certain location or be within a certain area. Residence obligation shall be combined with conditions on electronic monitoring if needed to ensure that the residence obligation is followed. It will become clearer what conditions apply for placing a person under supervision and for taking a person into detention. Furthermore, it will become clearer which authority is responsible at each stage of the migration process for deciding on supervision and detention. These rules will mainly enter into force on 21 July 2026. During the debate in the chamber on 14 June, a demand for suspension was made regarding certain proposals. The demand concerned certain grounds for taking children into detention, time limits for certain children in detention, and separation of children from their guardians. After a vote in the chamber, the proposal was referred to the Constitutional Committee for examination under section 2, chapter 22, third paragraph of the Instrument of Government. The Constitutional Committee concluded on 16 June in an examination that certain legislative proposals on supervision and detention of children in the Aliens Act are covered by a special legislative procedure in the Instrument of Government, which may enable suspension of the proposals for twelve months. Parliament decided on 17 June to suspend the legislative proposals on certain grounds for taking children into detention, time limits for certain children in detention, and separation of children from their guardians. The suspension decision means that the government's legislative proposals are sent back to the Social Insurance Committee and remain suspended there for at least twelve months.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to reject the government's legislative proposals on detention and restrictions for asylum seekers. (V, MP) — Reservation 3
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 rule of law be upheld through legal aid, public scrutiny and independent review, and that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that rule of law be upheld through legal aid, public scrutiny and independent review, and that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity. Electronic surveillance under enhanced supervision directly concerns both these commitments. The plan moreover requires proposals that prove effective and fair when implemented, which supports the counter-proposal's requirement for deepened analysis and a clearer bill.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att rättssäkerheten upprätthålls genom rättshjälp, medborgerlig insyn och oberoende granskning, och att alla människor har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet. Elektronisk övervakning inom förstärkt uppsikt berör båda dessa åtaganden direkt. Planen kräver dessutom förslag som visar sig effektiva och rättvisa när de genomförs, vilket stöder motförslagets krav på fördjupad analys och ett tydligare lagförslag.
- rule of law and public defencedecisive»Rättssäkerheten behöver upprätthållas genom rättshjälp, medborgerlig« (party programme ↗)“Rule of law needs to be upheld through legal aid, public”
- protection of personal integrity»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”
- evidence-tested legislation»förslag som visar sig effektiva och rättvisa den dag de genomförs.« (party programme ↗)“proposals that prove effective and fair when implemented.”
- rule-of-law legal system»Utvecklingen av ett rättsväsende byggt på rättssäkerhet är viktig« (party programme ↗)“The development of a legal system built on rule of law is important”
The election manifesto states that the tightened migration policy is fixed, and the party programme requires order and structure in reception through increased state control and governance.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto states that the tightened migration policy is fixed, and the party programme requires order and structure in reception through increased state control and governance. The counter-proposal's requirements to draft an entirely new bill and to postpone enhanced surveillance with electronic monitoring pending deeper analysis go against that line. The plan's requirements on personal privacy and the principles of the rule of law weigh against but do not carry a reversal.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att den åtstramade migrationspolitiken ligger fast, och partiprogrammet kräver ordning och reda i mottagandet genom ökad statlig kontroll och styrning. Motförslagets krav på att ett helt nytt lagförslag tas fram och att förstärkt uppsikt med elektronisk övervakning skjuts upp i väntan på fördjupad analys går emot den linjen. Planens krav på personlig integritet och rättsstatens principer väger emot men bär inte ett omtag.
- strict migration policydecisive»Vi har stramat åt migrationspolitiken, och denna linje ligger fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We have tightened migration policy, and this line is fixed.”
- state control in reception»Ordning och reda i flyktingmottagandet, genom ökad statlig kontroll« (party programme ↗)“Order and structure in refugee reception, through increased state control”
- personal privacy»Skydd för den personliga integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of personal privacy.”
- principles of the rule of law»Slå vakt om rättsstatens principer.« (party programme ↗)“Stand guard over the principles of the rule of law.”
The plan explicitly requires that all new legislation is carefully tested against legal security and fundamental freedoms and rights, and stands for a humane and legally secure migration policy.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly requires that all new legislation is carefully tested against legal security and fundamental freedoms and rights, and stands for a humane and legally secure migration policy. Surveillance methods shall be weighed against personal integrity. The counter-proposal's requirement for a clearer and more predictable bill as well as a deeper analysis of whether enhanced supervision with electronic surveillance is necessary and proportional is thus the plan's own ordering. The requirement is supported.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver uttryckligen att all ny lagstiftning prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter, och står för en human och rättssäker migrationspolitik. Övervakningsmetoder ska vägas mot den personliga integriteten. Motförslagets krav på ett tydligare och mer förutsägbart lagförslag samt en fördjupad analys av om förstärkt uppsikt med elektronisk övervakning är nödvändig och proportionerlig är därmed planens egen ordning. Kravet stöds.
- legal security review of new legislationdecisive»prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“carefully tested against legal security and fundamental freedoms and rights.”
- humane and legally secure migration»Vi gröna står för en human och rättssäker migrationspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“We Greens stand for a humane and legally secure migration policy.”
- integrity protection in surveillance»Ett sätt att värna integriteten är en stark, oberoende tillsyn över« (party programme ↗)“One way to safeguard integrity is strong, independent oversight over”
- strengthened legal security in the asylum process»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.”
flags: citat_migrerat
The plan requires that legislation be tested against its impact on personal integrity and that the intrusion is proportionate to its purpose.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that legislation be tested against its impact on personal integrity and that the intrusion is proportionate to its purpose. A deeper analysis of whether intensified supervision with electronic monitoring is necessary, effective and proportionate is exactly that testing. The plan also wants to improve access to legal counsel and strengthen legal certainty in government implementation. Therefore, the counter-proposal's requirement is supported.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att lagstiftning prövas mot sin påverkan på den personliga integriteten och att ingreppet står i proportion till syftet. En fördjupad analys av om förstärkt uppsikt med elektronisk övervakning är nödvändig, effektiv och proportionerlig är exakt den prövningen. Planen vill dessutom förbättra tillgången till ombud och stärka rättssäkerheten i myndighetsutövningen. Därför stöds motförslagets krav.
- integrity testing of legislationweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be tested against its impact on people's personal integrity.”
- proportionality in coercive measuresdecisive»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 law's purpose.”
- access to legal counsel»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad. Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone living in Sweden must be able to have their case heard. Processing times and government implementation in courts and authorities must be shortened and access to legal counsel improved.”
- rule of law guarantees»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended.”
flags: citat_svagt
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 all new legislative proposals shall be analysed from a privacy perspective and that intrusive measures are only justified when an opposing interest weighs clearly heavier and the measure is effective.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that all new legislative proposals shall be analysed from a privacy perspective and that intrusive measures are only justified when an opposing interest weighs clearly heavier and the measure is effective. Electronic monitoring under intensified supervision is precisely such a measure that shall be tested against that requirement. The plan's will that more be held in custody speaks against it, but does not eliminate the testing requirement.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att alla nya lagförslag analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt och att ingripande åtgärder bara är berättigade när ett motstående intresse väger uppenbart tyngre och åtgärden är effektiv. Elektronisk övervakning vid förstärkt uppsikt är just en sådan åtgärd som ska prövas mot det kravet. Planens vilja att fler hålls i förvar talar emot, men upphäver inte prövningskravet.
- privacy analysis of legislationdecisive»Alla nya lagförslag ska analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt.« (party programme ↗)“All new legislative proposals shall be analysed from a privacy perspective.”
- proportionality and effectiveness»Åtgärder som påverkar den personliga integriteten negativt är endast berättigade om ett motstående intresse väger uppenbart tyngre och åtgärden är effektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Measures that negatively affect personal privacy are only justified if an opposing interest weighs clearly heavier and the measure is effective.”
- individuals' rights against authorities»Den enskildes möjligheter att hävda sina rättigheter gentemot myndigheterna måste öka.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's opportunities to assert their rights against the authorities must increase.”
- more in custody»Fler som väntar på både utvisning och avvisning ska hållas i förvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More who are awaiting both deportation and refusal shall be held in custody.”
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 requires strict immigration policy and the programme wants to counter irregular migration, which presupposes that supervision and detention can actually be used.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires strict immigration policy and the programme wants to counter irregular migration, which presupposes that supervision and detention can actually be used. The counter-proposal wants to scrap the proposal and demand a deeper analysis before enhanced supervision with electronic monitoring is introduced, which postpones the tools. The plan's privacy protection is a real limit but does not support a demand for a completely new legislative proposal.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver en stram migrationspolitik och principprogrammet vill motverka irreguljär migration, vilket förutsätter att uppsikt och förvar faktiskt kan användas. Motförslaget vill riva upp förslaget och kräva en fördjupad analys innan förstärkt uppsikt med elektronisk övervakning får införas, vilket skjuter verktygen på framtiden. Planens integritetsskydd är en verklig gräns men bär inte ett krav på ett helt nytt lagförslag.
- strict immigration policydecisive»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict immigration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion.”
- countered irregular migration»Vi vill motverka irreguljär migration, motverka människosmuggling och ha ett större fokus på att hjälpa flyktingar i närområdet.« (party programme ↗)“We want to counter irregular migration, counter human smuggling and have greater focus on helping refugees in neighbouring areas.”
- strong personal integrity»Den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt grundlagsskydd och det offentliga måste tillämpa stor försiktighet och respekt för den personliga integriteten vid hantering av personuppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity shall have strong constitutional protection and the public must exercise great caution and respect for personal integrity in the handling of personal data.”
- legal certainty in the asylum process»För den som söker asyl i Sverige måste hela processen vara utformad så att rättssäkerhet garanteras den enskilde.« (party programme ↗)“For the person seeking asylum in Sweden, the entire process must be designed so that legal certainty is guaranteed to the individual.”
The plan requires that those who received a refusal leave the country as soon as possible and that asylum legislation be set at the minimum level of EU law.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that those who received a refusal leave the country as soon as possible and that asylum legislation be set at the minimum level of EU law. The counter-proposal's demand for a completely new bill and an in-depth analysis before enhanced supervision can be introduced postpones the tools needed for enforcement. The plan's simultaneous requirement for predictable exercise of power does not change the main direction.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att den som fått avslag så fort som möjligt lämnar landet och att asyllagstiftningen läggs på EU-rättens miniminivå. Motförslagets krav på ett helt nytt lagförslag och en fördjupad analys innan förstärkt uppsikt får införas skjuter upp de verktyg som behövs för verkställigheten. Att planen samtidigt kräver förutsebar maktutövning ändrar inte den huvudsakliga riktningen.
- swift returndecisive»Av största vikt är att den som fått ett nej på asylansökan så fort som möjligt lämnar landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Of the greatest importance is that those who received a no on their asylum application leave the country as soon as possible.”
- asylum rights at minimum level»Anpassa asyllagstiftningen efter den rättsliga miniminivån enligt EU-rätten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adapt asylum legislation to the legal minimum level under EU law”
- counter shadow society»Vi riskerar annars ett växande skuggsamhälle, med social utsatthet, illegalt arbete och brottslighet – där särskilt barn drabbas hårt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We risk otherwise a growing shadow society, with social vulnerability, illegal work and criminality - where especially children are hit hard.”
- predictable exercise of power»principer om likabehandling och förutsebarhet.« (party programme ↗)“principles of equal treatment and predictability.”
flags: citat_migrerat
The plan wants to shape the strictest possible alien legislation within the framework of EU law and lower the thresholds for detention and enforcement.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to shape the strictest possible alien legislation within the framework of EU law and lower the thresholds for detention and enforcement. The counter-proposal instead wants a new legislative proposal to be drawn up and wants reinforced supervision with electronic monitoring to be analysed more deeply before it is introduced, which delays and undermines the tightening the plan demands. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demands.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill utforma den striktast möjliga utlänningslagstiftningen inom EU-rättens ram och sänka trösklarna för förvar och verkställighet. Motförslaget vill i stället att ett nytt lagförslag tas fram och att förstärkt uppsikt med elektronisk övervakning analyseras djupare innan den införs, vilket fördröjer och urholkar den skärpning planen kräver. Planen talar därför emot motförslagets krav.
- strictest possible Aliens Actdecisive»Utifrån dessa principer vill Sverigedemokraterna utforma den striktast möjliga utlänningslagstiftningen som är möjlig inom ramen för de europeiska asylreglerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Based on these principles, Sweden Democrats wish to shape the strictest possible alien legislation that is possible within the framework of European asylum rules.”
- lowered thresholds for detention»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 for enforcement of deportations must also be lowered.”
- 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”
- tightened 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”
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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