Swedish Committee Suggests Postponing Law on Detaining Children

A government proposal in Sweden that seeks to expand the possibilities for detaining children within the migration process may be put on hold for a year. The Constitutional Committee (KU) has determined that the legal framework allows for such a postponement.

The Riksdag, Sweden's parliament, was scheduled to vote on the government's proposed stricter rules for holding foreigners under supervision or in detention during migration proceedings. However, the Center Party and the Green Party submitted a request to delay the part of the proposal specifically concerning children in detention for a period of one year.

Following this request, the KU reviewed the proposal and concluded that the rules regarding a postponement can indeed be applied. Malin Björk, a member of the KU from the Green Party, confirmed that the committee accepts the assessment from its own chancellery, stating that the requirements outlined in the constitution are fulfilled.

This assessment means that the Riksdag could potentially vote on the one-year postponement as early as the following day. For the postponement to be enacted, only a sixth of the members of the Riksdag need to vote in favor.