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Debate grows over expelling foreign criminals and readmission refusals
Original: All countries expel foreign citizens who commit serious crimes. A major problem right now is (or possibly always has bee
A debate is under way over the deportation of foreign citizens convicted of serious crimes, with commentators pointing out that many countries refuse to readmit their own convicted nationals despite international agreements. In Sweden, the issue is described as particularly acute, with reports that a majority of expulsion orders cannot be carried out because the countries of origin decline to take their citizens back, leaving deportation policy partly stalled.
Why now: Concerns about migration, crime and unenforced deportations are a live political issue in Sweden and elsewhere in Europe.
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- All countries expel foreign citizens who commit serious crimes. A major problem right now is (or possibly always has been?) that a lot of countries don't respect international agreements enough to let their own criminal citizens back in. In Sweden, more than half of the… · mrundkvist@archaeo.social · 3
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