2026-04-222025/26:SfU22 · p.1SfUMigration & social insurance
Government's bill
The government's legislative proposal for a new suspension-of-removal arrangement for temporary enforcement obstacles
What's at stake: The proposal concerns foreigners who have received a removal decision but cannot currently be deported, for example for security reasons or after a criminal conviction, and determines whether they receive a residence permit with rights in the meantime or only a temporary reprieve without such status.
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 legislative proposal to allow enforcement of removal decisions to be suspended (inhibition) instead of granting time-limited residence permits when there is a temporary obstacle to removal, or whether the proposal should be rejected on rule-of-law and proportionality grounds.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee supports the government's proposal and considers there are strong grounds for suspending enforcement instead of granting time-limited residence permits when there is a temporary obstacle to removal, in order to achieve more effective return processes. The committee therefore endorses the bill and rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (V, MP)
The reservation holds that the proposal involves excessive infringements on individuals' human rights and lacks clear guidance for a legally certain and uniform application. The provisions, particularly on suspending enforcement based on circumstances relating to a foreigner's conduct, are not sufficiently predictable and risk arbitrary and disproportionate assessments, while the impact analysis is deficient and the proposal's benefits are uncertain. The government's proposal should therefore be rejected.
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: adopting the government's legislative proposal and rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by V, MP.
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
Vown reservation
–
No 0/16/0/6
S
–
Yes 90/0/0/16
MPown reservation
–
No 0/13/0/5
C
–
Yes 20/0/0/4
L
–
Yes 11/0/0/5
KD
–
Yes 14/0/0/5
M
–
Yes 55/0/0/11
SD
–
Yes 60/0/0/10
Committee proposal
Parliament adopts the government's proposal for
1. law on assistance to certain foreign nationals in inhibition of enforcement,
2. law on amendment to the Social Insurance Code,
3. law on amendment to the law (1993:387) on support and services for certain disabled persons,
4. law on amendment to the law (1994:137) on reception of asylum seekers et al.,
5. law on amendment to the Income Tax Act (1999:1229),
6. law on amendment to the Aliens Act (2005:716),
7. law on amendment to the law (2008:344) on healthcare for asylum seekers et al.,
8. law on amendment to the Education Act (2010:800),
9. law on amendment to the law (2025:729) on amendment to the Education Act (2010:800),
10. law on amendment to the law (2017:584) on responsibility for establishment initiatives for certain newly arrived immigrants,
11. law on amendment to the Social Services Act (2025:400).
Thereby Parliament grants proposition 2025/26:145 points 1-11 and rejects the motions
2025/26:3928 by Tony Haddou et al. (V) demand 1 and
2025/26:3930 by Annika Hirvonen et al. (MP) demand 1.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen antar regeringens förslag till
1. lag om bistånd till vissa utlänningar vid inhibition av verkställigheten,
2. lag om ändring i socialförsäkringsbalken,
3. lag om ändring i lagen (1993:387) om stöd och service till vissa funktionshindrade,
4. lag om ändring i lagen (1994:137) om mottagande av asylsökande m.fl.,
5. lag om ändring i inkomstskattelagen (1999:1229),
6. lag om ändring i utlänningslagen (2005:716),
7. lag om ändring i lagen (2008:344) om hälso- och sjukvård åt asylsökande m.fl.,
8. lag om ändring i skollagen (2010:800),
9. lag om ändring i lagen (2025:729) om ändring i skollagen (2010:800),
10. lag om ändring i lagen (2017:584) om ansvar för etableringsinsatser för vissa nyanlända invandrare,
11. lag om ändring i socialtjänstlagen (2025:400).
Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2025/26:145 punkterna 1-11 och avslår motionerna
2025/26:3928 av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V) yrkande 1 och
2025/26:3930 av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP) yrkande 1.
Riksdag decision: Parliament approved the government's proposal for a new arrangement in temporary enforcement impediments.
A foreign national who resides in Sweden but who for various reasons does not have the right to stay in the country may be issued a decision on removal or deportation. However, there may be enforcement impediments, which means that a decision on removal or deportation cannot be carried out. The impediment may concern that the person risks being punished with death, subjected to torture, or other inhuman or degrading treatment.
Today, temporary residence permits are often granted in case of temporary impediments to removal or deportation. The decision means that the deportation or removal is postponed rather than the person being granted a time-limited residence permit. The foreign national may also be required to report to the Migration Agency or the Police Authority and at the same time be prohibited from leaving a residence area.
The purpose of the new rules is to create conditions for more efficient work on returns. Furthermore, the rules shall strengthen the state's ability to manage persons who pose a threat to Sweden and who for a certain period cannot leave the country.
The new rules enter into force on 1 June 2026.
Counter-proposals
The counter-proposal wants to ensure legal certainty and clarity in the legislation. (V, MP) — Reservation 1
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