2026-06-152025/26:SfU32 · p.1SfUMigration & social insurance
Rejection of the Proposition
Rejecting the bill on strengthened return operations
What's at stake: The proposal means six designated agencies would, on their own initiative, pass information to the Police Authority — which may forward it to the Migration Agency and the Security Service — as soon as there is reason to assume that someone has no right to stay in the country. It affects people without residence rights and their willingness to approach public bodies, as well as trust in the agencies obliged to hand over information.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The committee backed the government's proposal that six designated agencies should in some cases, on their own initiative, pass information to the Police Authority when there is reason to assume that a foreign national has no right to stay in Sweden, while the motion wanted the bill rejected in its entirety.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee holds that effective, well-functioning return is a precondition for a sustainable migration policy in the long run. The risk of reduced trust should not be exaggerated — better scope for agencies to cooperate may instead increase confidence in the state — and the duty to share information is well balanced when it is triggered as soon as there is reason to assume someone has no right to stay, since the agencies are not to make a full assessment but merely pass on information so that an investigation can be opened.
No No — the reservations
mot-4169
The motion (Malcolm Momodou Jallow and others, no party affiliation) wants the Riksdag to reject the bill in its entirety. The follow-up motions argue, among other things, that the proposal may reduce trust in public institutions and lead foreign nationals to avoid contact with the authorities.
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 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 | Abstain 0/0/21/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | Yes | Yes 105/0/0/1 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | explicit |
| MP | No | Abstain 4/0/14/0 | departs from 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 | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 66/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | derived |
| SD | Yes | Yes 70/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
Broke with the party line
| MPAmanda Palmstierna (MP, Stockholms län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| MPCamilla Hansén (MP, Örebro län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| MPJan Riise (MP, Hallands län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| MPJanine Alm Ericson (MP, Västra Götalands läns västra) | 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 rejects motion 2025/26:4169 by Malcolm Momodou Jallow et al. (-) demand 1.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2025/26:4169 av Malcolm Momodou Jallow m.fl. (-) yrkande 1.
Riksdag decision: The government wants to make return work more efficient and implement several changes to, among other things, the Aliens Act. The Riksdag voted yes to the government's proposal. To make return work more efficient, the government proposes that the Police Authority and the Migration Board shall receive better tools to enforce deportation and expulsion decisions. The government proposes a new obligation for the Employment Service, the Social Insurance Agency, the Prison and Probation Service, the Enforcement Authority, the Pensions Authority and the Tax Authority to on their own initiative provide information about an alien to the Police Authority, if there is reason to believe that he or she does not have the right to reside in Sweden. The proposal also means that the authorities are given additional tools to clarify an alien's identity. A possibility is introduced to take custody of and search an alien's mobile telephone, if it can be assumed to contain information about the alien's identity. Furthermore, fingerprints and photographs shall be allowed to be used in alien matters to a greater extent and more efficiently than today. The law amendments start to apply on 13 July 2026.
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 address the duty to share information between agencies, but it rejects a refugee policy that makes already vulnerable people legally insecure and describes it as a form of psychological violence.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address the duty to share information between agencies, but it rejects a refugee policy that makes already vulnerable people legally insecure and describes it as a form of psychological violence. The party programme lays on agencies a special responsibility to meet all people with the same respect and wants to reduce the legal vulnerability migrants live in. Making welfare agencies information providers for enforcement work pulls in the opposite direction, so the counter-proposal's demand that the law is not implemented follows from the plan's principles.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte uppgiftsskyldighet mellan myndigheter, men den avvisar en flyktingpolitik som gör redan utsatta människor rättsligt otrygga och beskriver den som en form av psykologiskt våld. Partiprogrammet lägger på myndigheterna ett särskilt ansvar att möta alla människor med samma respekt och vill minska den juridiska utsatthet migranter lever i. Att göra välfärdens myndigheter till uppgiftslämnare åt verkställighetsarbetet drar åt motsatt håll, så motförslagets krav att lagen inte genomförs följer av planens principer.
- 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.”
- equal treatment by agencies»Myndigheter har ett särskilt ansvar att möta alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Agencies have a special responsibility to meet all people”
- defend refugees' rights»När rasismen växer, länder sluter sig och EU bygger murar ska Sverige agera för flyktingars rättigheter och försvara asylrätten både i Sverige och internationellt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When racism grows, countries close themselves off and the EU builds walls, Sweden shall act for refugees' rights and defend asylum rights both in Sweden and internationally.”
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 secrecy barriers between government agencies be torn down so that the police and other professions can do their jobs, and the strict migration line holds firm.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly requires that secrecy barriers between government agencies be torn down so that the police and other professions can do their jobs, and the strict migration line holds firm. The counter-proposal wants to stop the entire duty to share information and is therefore rejected by the plan. The party programme's protection of personal privacy speaks for limited information flows, but not for stopping the bill.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver uttryckligen att sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter rivs så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb, och den strama migrationslinjen ligger fast. Motförslaget vill stoppa hela uppgiftsskyldigheten och avvisas därför av planen. Partiprogrammets skydd för den personliga integriteten talar för avgränsade uppgiftsflöden, men inte för att lagförslaget stoppas.
- torn down secrecy barriers between government agenciesdecisive»Sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter ska rivas så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secrecy barriers between government agencies shall be torn down so that the police and other professions can do their jobs.”
- strict migration policy holds firm»Vi har stramat åt migrationspolitiken, och denna linje ligger fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We have tightened migration policy, and this line holds firm.”
- protection of personal privacy»Skydd för den personliga integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of personal privacy.”
The plan establishes that human rights encompass everyone, including people in flight and the undocumented, and that migration policy shall be humane and secure.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that human rights encompass everyone, including people in flight and the undocumented, and that migration policy shall be humane and secure. An obligation to share information that drives foreigners to avoid contact with authorities goes against this and against the plan's view of trust in society's institutions as a cornerstone. The information sharing the plan actually seeks concerns criminal economy and early intervention for children, not denunciation for enforcement. The counter-proposal's demand to reject is therefore supported by the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att de mänskliga rättigheterna omfattar alla, även människor på flykt och papperslösa, och att migrationspolitiken ska vara human och rättssäker. En uppgiftsskyldighet som driver utlänningar att undvika kontakt med myndigheter går emot detta och emot planens syn på tillit till samhällets institutioner som en grundbult. Den informationsdelning planen faktiskt efterfrågar gäller kriminell ekonomi och tidiga insatser för barn, inte angivelse för verkställighet. Motförslagets krav på avslag stöds därför av planen.
- rights even for the undocumenteddecisive»omfattar alla, även människor på flykt och papperslösa.« (party programme ↗)“encompasses everyone, including people in flight and the undocumented.”
- 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.”
- trust in society's institutions»Samhörighet och tillit är en grundbult i ett jämlikt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Solidarity and trust are a cornerstone in an equal society.”
- legal certainty for vulnerable groups»stärka rättssäkerheten i asylprocessen och stödet för hbtqi-flyktingar och andra sårbara grupper.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen legal certainty in the asylum process and support for LGBTQ+ 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 lists the coercive and control methods the party says no to and establishes that the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state shall be defended, and that all legislation shall be tested against its impact on personal integrity.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan lists the coercive and control methods the party says no to and establishes that the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state shall be defended, and that all legislation shall be tested against its impact on personal integrity. A general obligation for authorities to on their own initiative provide information about individuals to the police is precisely such an integrity restriction, and the party programme's line is a generous and humane migration policy without new walls against public administration. The plan therefore speaks for the counter-proposal's demand that the bill not be implemented, but it does not mention reporting obligations explicitly.
Original (Swedish)
Planen räknar upp de tvångs- och kontrollmetoder partiet säger nej till och slår fast att rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten ska försvaras, samt att all lagstiftning ska prövas mot sin påverkan på den personliga integriteten. En generell skyldighet för myndigheter att på eget initiativ lämna uppgifter om enskilda till polisen är just en sådan integritetsinskränkning, och partiprogrammets linje är en generös och human migrationspolitik utan nya murar mot det offentliga. Planen talar därför för motförslagets krav att lagförslaget inte genomförs, men den nämner inte uppgiftsskyldighet uttryckligen.
- no to control methods against individualsdecisive»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.”
- integrity assessment 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.”
- strong integrity protection»Ett starkt integritetsskydd är därför en omistlig del av ett öppet och demokratiskt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Strong integrity protection is therefore an indispensable part of an open and democratic society.”
- 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.”
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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 party programme establishes that the undocumented are not without rights, that integrity protection shall be strengthened and that surveillance and registration shall not be used for purposes other than the original motives.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme establishes that the undocumented are not without rights, that integrity protection shall be strengthened and that surveillance and registration shall not be used for purposes other than the original motives. A general obligation for authorities to on their own initiative provide information to the police is precisely such a repurposing and undermines the access to society's services the plan guarantees. The election manifesto's demand that those without asylum grounds leave the country points a different way but does not speak about this tool.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att papperslösa inte är rättslösa, att integritetsskyddet ska stärkas och att övervakning och registrering inte ska användas för andra syften än de ursprungliga motiven. En generell skyldighet för myndigheter att på eget initiativ lämna uppgifter till polisen är just en sådan omfunktionering och undergräver den tillgång till samhällets tjänster planen garanterar. Valmanifestets krav att den utan asylskäl lämnar landet drar åt andra hållet men uttalar sig inte om detta verktyg.
- undocumented's fundamental rightsdecisive»Att vara papperslös är inte att vara rättslös.« (party programme ↗)“Being undocumented is not being without rights.”
- purpose-limited data use»Övervakning och registrering ska inte användas för andra syften än vad som var de« (party programme ↗)“Surveillance and registration shall not be used for purposes other than what were the”
- strengthened integrity protection»Skyddet för den enskildes integritet ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Protection for the individual's integrity shall be strengthened.”
- effective return»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.”
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 a total review of secrecy rules so that authorities can share information with one another, and the plan wants to counter irregular migration within a strict migration policy.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires a total review of secrecy rules so that authorities can share information with one another, and the plan wants to counter irregular migration within a strict migration policy. The counter-proposal wants to stop precisely such an obligation to share information between authorities and thereby stands against the plan's line on increased information sharing and more efficient handling. That personal integrity shall have strong constitutional protection is a qualification, but it does not abolish the main commitment.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver en total översyn av sekretessreglerna så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig, och planen vill motverka irreguljär migration inom en stram migrationspolitik. Motförslaget vill stoppa just en sådan uppgiftsskyldighet mellan myndigheter och står därmed emot planens linje om ökad informationsdelning och effektivare hantering. Att den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt grundlagsskydd är en kvalificering, men den upphäver inte huvudåtagandet.
- authorities shall share informationdecisive»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Total review of secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information with one another to prevent and solve crimes.”
- 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.”
- counter irregular migration»Vi vill motverka irreguljär migration, motverka människosmuggling« (party programme ↗)“We want to counter irregular migration, counter human smuggling”
- strong integrity protection»Den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt grundlagsskydd« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity shall have strong constitutional protection”
The election manifesto makes it a matter of greatest importance that those who received rejection on their asylum application quickly leave the country, since the alternative is a growing shadow society.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto makes it a matter of greatest importance that those who received rejection on their asylum application quickly leave the country, since the alternative is a growing shadow society. An expanded exchange of information to the police serves precisely that purpose, and the plan moreover wants to remove all secrecy barriers between social services and police and significantly increase the number of deportations. The counter-proposal's demand that the bill not be implemented thereby goes against the plan, whose basic position is that a rejection is always a rejection.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet gör det till en fråga av största vikt att den som fått nej på sin asylansökan snabbt lämnar landet, eftersom alternativet är ett växande skuggsamhälle. Ett utökat uppgiftsutbyte till polisen tjänar just det syftet, och planen vill dessutom undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis och kraftigt öka antalet utvisningar. Motförslagets krav att lagförslaget inte genomförs går därmed emot planen, vars grundhållning är att ett nej alltid är ett nej.
- rejected shall leave the countrydecisive»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.”
- no secrecy barriers against police»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all secrecy barriers between social services and police”
- more deportations»Kraftigt öka antalet utvisningar genom fler EU-gemensamma återtagandeavtal« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly increase the number of deportations through more EU joint readmission agreements”
- migration according to integration capacity»Där migrationspolitiken anpassas efter vår integrationsförmåga« (party programme ↗)“Where migration policy is adapted to our integration capacity”
The election manifesto wants to combat the shadow society and illegal migration with more controls and more expulsions and lower the thresholds for taking persons into detention, expelling and enforcing expulsions.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto wants to combat the shadow society and illegal migration with more controls and more expulsions and lower the thresholds for taking persons into detention, expelling and enforcing expulsions. It also commits to improving cooperation between justice system agencies and its tools for detecting persons without the right to stay here. The counter-proposal requires that the duty to share information is not introduced at all, which would preserve precisely the inadequate agency cooperation the plan wants to address. The plan therefore rejects the demand.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet vill bekämpa skuggsamhället och illegal migration med fler kontroller och fler utvisningar och sänka trösklarna för att ta i förvar, utvisa och verkställa utvisningar. Det åtar sig också att förbättra rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och dess verktyg för att upptäcka personer utan rätt att vistas här. Motförslaget kräver att uppgiftsskyldigheten inte införs alls, vilket skulle bevara just den bristande myndighetssamverkan planen vill åtgärda. Planen avvisar därför kravet.
- combat the shadow societydecisive»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”
- more efficient enforcement»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.”
- improved agency cooperation»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cooperation between justice system agencies and tools for detecting and prosecuting criminals shall be improved.”
- rejected applicants who stay»Många har dessutom fått avslag på sin asylansökan men ändå valt att stannat, kunnat ta del av välfärden och bidragit till framväxten av det så kallade skuggsamhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many have also been denied their asylum application but nonetheless chosen to stay, been able to partake of welfare and contributed to the emergence of the so-called shadow society.”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:SfU32)
- Committee report full text (HD01SfU32)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:4150 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:263 Stärkt återvändandeverksamhet av Tony Haddou m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:4152 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:263 Stärkt återvändandeverksamhet av Ida Karkiainen m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:4159 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:263 Stärkt återvändandeverksamhet av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:4169 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:263 Stärkt återvändandeverksamhet av Malcolm Momodou Jallow m.fl. (-)
- Motion 2025/26:4173 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:263 Stärkt återvändandeverksamhet av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP)
- Proposition 2025/26:263 — Stärkt återvändandeverksamhet
Source: The Swedish Parliament