Sweden votes to back laws reinforcing its immigration crackdown

<p>So-called ‘good behaviour’ legislation fiercely criticised by opposition politicians and rights groups</p><p>Sweden’s parliament has voted to escalate the country’s crackdown on immigrant rights, backing laws that allow authorities to revoke residency permits based on a vague criteria of bad behaviour and obliging most public sector workers to report anyone suspected of being undocumented.</p><p>The new legislation comes ahead of parliamentary elections<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/sweden-pm-ivf-re-election-record-low-birthrate"> in September,</a> pitting the centre-right government, which currently depends on the support of the far-right Sweden Democrats to govern, against a far right <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/16/the-guardian-view-on-swedens-election-enter-the-radical-right">that has said</a> its intent is to create one of Europe’s most hostile environments for non-Europeans.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/16/sweden-votes-to-back-laws-reinforcing-its-immigration-crackdown">Continue reading...</a>