2026-06-162025/26:SfU33 · p.1SfUMigration & social insurance
Government's legislative proposal
The government's proposal for tightened rules on deportation for crime
What's at stake: The decision concerns how easy it should be to deport people who commit crimes in Sweden, which on one hand concerns crime-fighting and public trust in the rule of law, and on the other hand concerns legal certainty and fundamental rights such as family life 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 government proposed tightened rules on deportation for crime, including a lower threshold for what counts as a deportable offense and a stricter balancing test, while the reserving party considered the proposals too far-reaching and insufficiently evaluated or justified.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee endorses the government's bill and agrees that deportable offenses should include penalties stricter than a fine and that the balancing test should be tightened, citing the serious trend of increasingly severe and system-threatening organized crime and the fact that the 2022 tightening did not achieve its intended quantitative effect.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (V)
The reserving party (V) considers deportation a very intrusive measure requiring a high degree of predictability, legal certainty and proportionality, argues that sufficient grounds for the new proposals are lacking, that the 2022 reform has not yet been reliably evaluated, and that the combined consequences of the ongoing reforms cannot currently be overseen.
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 Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by V.
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 | derived |
| S | Yes | Yes 105/0/0/1 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/18/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | Abstain 1/0/23/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | Yes | Yes 16/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | Yes | Yes 18/0/0/1 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 66/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| SD | Yes | Yes 70/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
Broke with the party line
| CUlrika Heie (C, Västra Götalands läns östra) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
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 (Swedish Parliament) adopts the Government's proposal for a law amending the Aliens Act (2005:716). Thereby, the Riksdag grants proposition 2025/26:235 and rejects the motions 2025/26:4090 by Tony Haddou et al. (V), 2025/26:4095 by Niels Paarup-Petersen et al. (C) proposal 3 and 2025/26:4097 by Annika Hirvonen et al. (MP) proposal 1.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen antar regeringens förslag till lag om ändring i utlänningslagen (2005:716). Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2025/26:235 och avslår motionerna 2025/26:4090 av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V), 2025/26:4095 av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C) yrkande 3 och 2025/26:4097 av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP) yrkande 1.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag approved the Government's proposal to tighten the rules on deportation for crimes so that more foreigners who commit crimes are deported. As a general rule, crimes carrying harsher penalties than fines may lead to deportation. Additionally, the weighing of reasons for and against deportation in more cases will lead to deportation. The rules are also changed so that persons who came to Sweden before turning 15 years old no longer receive the same protection against deportation. Additionally, courts shall no longer consider implementation obstacles, that is, practical obstacles to carrying out the deportation. Furthermore, re-entry bans will become longer and in certain cases apply indefinitely. Prosecutors shall also in certain cases be obliged to request deportation in criminal cases. Finally, stricter penalties are introduced for certain crimes under the Aliens Act. The law changes enter into force on 1 September 2026.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants Parliament to reject the government's bill on expulsion and re-entry bans because it lacks sufficient grounds and raises legal certainty concerns. (V) — Reservation 1
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 party programme asserts that punishment and other sanctions must be carefully designed to actually reduce criminality, and that the legal system must be built on legal certainty.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme asserts that punishment and other sanctions must be carefully designed to actually reduce criminality, and that the legal system must be built on legal certainty. The election manifesto moreover condemns a migration policy that imposes conditional insecurity on an already vulnerable group. The counter-proposal's demands for predictability, proportionality and evaluation before expanding deportation grounds follow from these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att straff och andra påföljder ska vara noggrant utformade för att faktiskt sänka brottsligheten, och att rättsväsendet ska byggas på rättssäkerhet. Valmanifestet fördömer dessutom en migrationspolitik som lägger villkorad otrygghet på en redan utsatt grupp. Motförslagets krav på förutsebarhet, proportionalitet och utvärdering innan utvisningsgrunderna vidgas följer av dessa åtaganden.
- punishment should reduce criminalitydecisive»Straff och andra påföljder för brott behöver vara noggrant« (party programme ↗)“Punishment and other sanctions for crime need to be carefully”
- legally certain legal system»Utvecklingen av ett rättsväsende byggt på rättssäkerhet är viktig« (party programme ↗)“The development of a legal system built on legal certainty is important”
- against inhumane migration 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 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.”
- individual legally certain examination»sin rätt till en individuell och rättssäker prövning under värdiga« (party programme ↗)“their right to individual and legally certain examination under dignified”
The election manifesto requires toughened penalties to keep criminals off the streets and that the tightened migration policy stands firm, and the party programme requires forceful combat of organized crime described as a systemic threat.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires toughened penalties to keep criminals off the streets and that the tightened migration policy stands firm, and the party programme requires forceful combat of organized crime described as a systemic threat. The counter-proposal's demand to refrain from tightening the expulsion grounds conflicts with that line. The plan's requirement for evidence and legal safety weighs against but does not carry a rejection in substance.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver skärpta straff för att hålla kriminella borta från gatorna och att den åtstramade migrationspolitiken ligger fast, och partiprogrammet kräver ett kraftfullt bekämpande av den organiserade brottsligheten som beskrivs som systemhotande. Motförslagets krav på att avstå från skärpningen av de utvisningsgrundande reglerna går emot den linjen. Planens krav på evidens och rättssäkerhet väger emot men bär inte ett avslag i sak.
- toughened penaltiesdecisive»Skärpa straffen för att hålla de kriminella borta från gatorna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Toughen penalties to keep the criminals off the streets.”
- tight migration policy»Vi har stramat åt migrationspolitiken, och denna linje ligger fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We have tightened migration policy, and this line stands firm.”
- combat organized crime»Kraftfullt bekämpande av organiserad kriminell verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Forceful combat of organized criminal activity.”
- legally sound criminal policy»Kriminalpolitik byggd på evidens, effektivitet och rättssäkerhet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy built on evidence, efficiency and legal safety.”
The plan stands explicitly for humane and procedurally fair migration policy and requires that all new legislation be rigorously tested from the perspective of procedural fairness and fundamental freedoms and rights.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan stands explicitly for humane and procedurally fair migration policy and requires that all new legislation be rigorously tested from the perspective of procedural fairness and fundamental freedoms and rights. It wants to strengthen procedural fairness in the asylum process and establishes that no one shall be forced to return to oppression or mortal danger. Lowering the threshold for expulsion-based crimes and shifting the balance of interests without reliable evaluation is difficult to reconcile with this. The counter-proposal's requirements for predictability, procedural fairness and proportionality are therefore supported.
Original (Swedish)
Planen står uttryckligen för en human och rättssäker migrationspolitik och kräver att all ny lagstiftning prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter. Den vill stärka rättssäkerheten i asylprocessen och slår fast att ingen ska tvingas återvända till förtryck eller livsfara. Att sänka tröskeln för utvisningsgrundande brott och förskjuta intresseavvägningen utan tillförlitlig utvärdering är svårt att förena med detta. Motförslagets krav på förutsebarhet, rättssäkerhet och proportionalitet stöds därför.
- humane and procedurally fair migrationdecisive»Vi gröna står för en human och rättssäker migrationspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“We Greens stand for humane and procedurally fair migration policy.”
- fairness testing of new legislation»prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“be rigorously tested from the perspective of procedural fairness and fundamental freedoms and rights.”
- protection against return»Ingen ska tvingas återvända till förtryck eller livsfara.« (party programme ↗)“No one shall be forced to return to oppression or mortal danger.”
- strengthened fairness in the asylum process»stärka rättssäkerheten i asylprocessen och stödet för hbtqi-flyktingar och andra sårbara grupper.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen procedural fairness in the asylum process and support for LGBTQI+ refugees and other vulnerable groups.”
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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 defends the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state and says no to legal shortcuts such as collective punishment and reverse burden of proof.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan defends the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state and says no to legal shortcuts such as collective punishment and reverse burden of proof. It also stands for a humane migration policy and for a criminal policy that should lead back to a life without crime. Such an intrusive measure as deportation already upon a penalty stronger than a fine, with weakened interest assessment, therefore requires the evidence that the counter-proposal seeks.
Original (Swedish)
Planen försvarar rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten och säger nej till rättsliga genvägar som kollektiv bestraffning och omvänd bevisbörda. Den står också för en human migrationspolitik och för en kriminalpolitik som ska leda tillbaka till ett liv utan brottslighet. En så ingripande åtgärd som utvisning redan vid påföljd strängare än böter, med försvagad intresseavvägning, kräver därför det underlag motförslaget efterlyser.
- rule-of-law guaranteesdecisive»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, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on religious freedom.”
- humane migration policy»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.”
- reintegration after crime»Kriminalpolitiken ska därför både förebygga och avskräcka från brott, stödja brottsdrabbade och stimulera dem som har begått olagliga handlingar till en ny livssituation utan brottslighet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy should both prevent and deter crime, support victims of crime and encourage those who have committed unlawful acts towards a new situation without crime.”
- fair legal process»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone who lives in Sweden should be able to have their case tried.”
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 explicitly requires that reoffending more easily lead to deportation for those who are not Swedish citizens and that deportation is always considered for serious crimes.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly requires that reoffending more easily lead to deportation for those who are not Swedish citizens and that deportation is always considered for serious crimes. The counter-proposal wants instead to stop the tightening citing inadequate grounds and proportionality. The plan's requirement for legal certainty tempers, but the decisive commitment is a tighter deportation policy.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver uttryckligen att återfall i brott lättare ska leda till utvisning för den som inte är svensk medborgare och att utvisning alltid prövas vid grova brott. Motförslaget vill i stället stoppa skärpningen med hänvisning till bristande underlag och proportionalitet. Planens krav på rättssäkerhet mildrar, men det avgörande åtagandet är en skärpt utvisningspolitik.
- easier deportation for crimesdecisive»Återfall i brott ska lättare leda till utvisning för den som inte är svensk medborgare, och vid grova vålds- och sexualbrott liksom hat- eller hedersrelaterade brott ska utvisning alltid prövas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reoffending shall more easily lead to deportation for those who are not Swedish citizens, and for serious violence and sexual crimes as well as hate or honour-related crimes deportation is always to be considered.”
- stricter enforcement»Fler som väntar på både utvisning och avvisning ska hållas i förvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More people waiting for both deportation and refusal shall be kept in detention.”
- tougher stance on career criminals»Livsstilskriminella ska hållas inlåsta i stället för att släppas ut på våra gator.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Career criminals shall be kept locked up instead of being released onto our streets.”
- strengthened legal certainty»Rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna behöver förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Legal certainty and protection of civil freedoms and rights needs to be strengthened.”
The election manifesto requires strict immigration policy and powerful crime prevention, and the party programme establishes that respect for law shall be maintained with firmness and that all crimes shall be combated.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires strict immigration policy and powerful crime prevention, and the party programme establishes that respect for law shall be maintained with firmness and that all crimes shall be combated. The counter-proposal wants to stop the tightening of expulsion grounds citing insufficient foundation. The plan's rule of law requirements in the migration process remain, but do not outweigh the commitment that crimes shall have consequences.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver en stram migrationspolitik och en kraftfull brottsbekämpning, och principprogrammet slår fast att respekten för lagarna ska upprätthållas med fasthet och att alla brott ska beivras. Motförslaget vill stoppa skärpningen av utvisningsgrunderna med hänvisning till att underlaget är otillräckligt. Planens rättssäkerhetskrav i migrationsprocessen kvarstår, men väger inte upp åtagandet att brott ska få konsekvenser.
- 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.”
- firmness in legal enforcement»Respekten för lagarna ska därför upprätthållas med fasthet och förövare av brott ska skyndsamt lagföras.« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the law shall therefore be maintained with firmness and perpetrators of crime shall be rapidly prosecuted.”
- all crimes shall be combated»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras, också sådana som kan avfärdas som smärre brott och förseelser.« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception combated, including those that might be dismissed as minor offences and violations.”
- rule of law in migration process»För den som söker asyl i Sverige måste hela processen vara utformad så att rättssäkerhet garanteras den enskilde.« (party programme ↗)“For those seeking asylum in Sweden the entire process must be designed to guarantee rule of law for the individual.”
The plan requires that those who have citizenship in another country and commit a prison-level crime shall be expelled, and wants more gang and clan members to be expelled.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that those who have citizenship in another country and commit a prison-level crime shall be expelled, and wants more gang and clan members to be expelled. The counter-proposal argues that sufficient grounds for the tightenings are lacking and wants to await evaluation. The plan gives explicitly the opposite message in substance: expulsion grounds should be widened, not held back.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att den som har medborgarskap i annat land och begår brott på fängelsenivå utvisas, och vill att fler gäng- och klanmedlemmar utvisas. Motförslaget menar att tillräckliga skäl för skärpningarna saknas och vill avvakta utvärdering. Planen ger uttryckligen motsatt besked i sak: utvisningsgrunderna ska vidgas, inte hållas tillbaka.
- expulsion for prison-level crimedecisive»Utvisa den som har medborgarskap i annat land och begår brott på fängelsenivå« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expel anyone who has citizenship in another country and commits a prison-level crime”
- expulsion of gang members»Utvisa gängmedlemmar, som inte är svenska medborgare, oavsett om de dömts för brott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expel gang members who are not Swedish citizens, regardless of whether they have been convicted of a crime”
- more expulsions»Se till att fler kriminella klanmedlemmar utvisas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that more criminal clan members are expelled”
- crime victim perspective»Brottsoffrens perspektiv är viktigt i kriminalpolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“The crime victim's perspective is important in criminal policy.”
The election manifesto requires that criminal policy be reoriented toward to a greater degree locking up and deporting criminals and that the Aliens Act be tightened to the strictest possible level according to EU law.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires that criminal policy be reoriented toward to a greater degree locking up and deporting criminals and that the Aliens Act be tightened to the strictest possible level according to EU law. The counter-proposal instead wants to brake the tightening with reference to it not being sufficiently evaluated. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demand.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver att kriminalpolitiken läggs om till att i högre grad låsa in och utvisa kriminella och att utlänningslagen skärps till striktast möjliga nivå enligt EU-rätten. Motförslaget vill i stället bromsa skärpningen med hänvisning till att den inte är tillräckligt utvärderad. Planen talar därför emot motförslagets krav.
- incapacitation and deportationdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill lägga om kriminalpolitiken till att i högre grad låsa in och utvisa de kriminella som skapar otrygghet och begår brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to reorient criminal policy to a greater degree toward locking up and deporting the criminals who create insecurity and commit crimes.”
- deport foreign criminals»Utvisa utländska kriminella och återkalla uppehållstillstånd och, där det är möjligt, medborgarskap för invandrare som begår grova brott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deport foreign criminals and revoke residence permits and, where possible, citizenship for immigrants who commit serious crimes”
- strictest possible aliens law»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”
- lowered deportation thresholds»Trösklarna för att ta i förvar och utvisa personer samt verkställa utvisningar behöver också sänkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The thresholds for detaining and deporting persons and carrying out deportations must also be lowered.”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:SfU33)
- Committee report full text (HD01SfU33)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:4090 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:235 Skärpta regler om utvisning på grund av brott av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:4095 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:235 Skärpta regler om utvisning på grund av brott av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:4097 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:235 Skärpta regler om utvisning på grund av brott av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP)
- Proposition 2025/26:235 — Skärpta regler om utvisning på grund av brott
Source: The Swedish Parliament