2026-04-222025/26:SfU22 · p.4SfUMigration & social insurance
Follow-up
Independent follow-up of the new enforcement-obstacle regime from a child-rights perspective
What's at stake: The new rules make it possible to postpone enforcement of removal decisions instead of granting a temporary residence permit; the question is whether a dedicated review of how this affects children in practice is needed, or whether such a review can be considered unnecessary as long as the child's best interests are mentioned in the preparatory works.
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 an independent follow-up of the legislative changes on suspending enforcement should be carried out from a child-rights perspective, or whether it is enough for the child's best interests to be considered in application without a dedicated follow-up.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motion for an independent follow-up review of the legislative changes from a child-rights perspective.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 4 (C)
The reservation considers that the government's proposal can make return enforcement more effective, but that the measures must be proportionate, especially where children are affected; it is not enough for the preparatory works to state that the child's best interests should be considered case by case - this must be ensured in practice. The reservation therefore wants an independent follow-up of the legislative changes from the perspective of the child's best interests and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
V–
S–
MP–
C–
L–
KD–
M–
SD–
YesNoAbstainAbsent
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 4 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The plan's stance / Actual vote
AI
Vote
Confidence
Evidence
V
–
Yes 16/0/0/6
S
–
Yes 90/0/0/16
MP
–
Yes 12/0/1/5
Cown reservation
–
No 1/19/0/4
L
–
Yes 11/0/0/5
KD
–
Yes 14/0/0/5
M
–
Yes 55/0/0/11
SD
–
Yes 60/0/0/10
Broke with the party line
MPLeila Ali Elmi(MP, Göteborgs kommun)
Abstain — party line: Yes
CHelena Lindahl(C, Västerbottens län)
Yes — party line: No
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motion
2025/26:3925 by Niels Paarup-Petersen et al. (C).
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion
2025/26:3925 av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C).
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said yes to the government's proposal on a new procedure in case of temporary obstacles to execution.
A foreigner residing in Sweden who for various reasons does not have the right to remain in the country may be issued a decision on refusal of entry or expulsion. There may, however, be obstacles to execution, which means that a decision on refusal of entry or expulsion cannot be carried out. The obstacle may be that the person risks being punished with death, subjected to torture, or other inhumane or degrading treatment.
Today, temporary residence permits are often granted in case of temporary obstacles to refusal of entry or expulsion. The decision means that the expulsion or refusal of entry is postponed instead of the person being granted a time-limited residence permit. The foreigner may also be required to report to the Migration Agency or the Police Authority and at the same time be prohibited from leaving a residential area.
The purpose of the new rules is to create conditions for more efficient work on returning people. Furthermore, the rules are to strengthen the state's ability to handle people who pose a threat to Sweden and who for a certain time cannot leave the country.
The new rules enter into force on 1 June 2026.
Counter-proposals
The counter-proposal wants the legislative changes to be independently followed up from the perspective of the best interests of the child and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. (C) — Reservation 4
Motion 2025/26:3925 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:145 Inhibition av verkställigheten - en ny ordning för vissa utlänningar vid tillfälliga verkställighetshinder av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
Motion 2025/26:3928 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:145 Inhibition av verkställigheten - en ny ordning för vissa utlänningar vid tillfälliga verkställighetshinder av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V)
Motion 2025/26:3930 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:145 Inhibition av verkställigheten - en ny ordning för vissa utlänningar vid tillfälliga verkställighetshinder av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP)
Proposition 2025/26:145 — Inhibition av verkställigheten - en ny ordning för vissa utlänningar vid tillfälliga verkställighetshinder