In this week’s episode The Local's Nordic editor Richard Orange interviews the Gothenburg-based immigration lawyer Tomas Fridh.&nbsp;Many of The Local’s readers have been directly affected by a law that has led to the young adult children of permanent residency applicants being forced to leave Sweden unless they’re able to fully provide for themselves.When the government recently proposed new family reunification rules they indicated that this would effectively put an end to teen deportations.While he believes the problem is easy to solve, Tomas Fridh fears that the new proposals will actually make the situation worse.<ul><li><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20250919/why-swedens-family-reunion-proposals-could-mean-more-teen-deportations?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Sweden's family reunion proposals will cause more teen deportations</a></li></ul>Listen to the interview to find out more about why he’s sceptical of the government’s new plan and to hear what he thinks more broadly about Sweden's increasingly strict immigration policies as someone who’s dealing with their consequences on a daily basis.READ ALSO:<ul><li><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20250905/sweden-proposes-tighter-rules-on-self-sufficiency-for-family-reunification?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sweden proposes tighter rules on self-sufficiency for family reunification</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20250825/we-are-devastated-volvo-engineers-family-forced-out-of-sweden-by-teen-deportation-law?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'We are devastated': Volvo engineer’s family forced out of Sweden by teen deportation law</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20250820/explained-how-to-avoid-swedens-teen-deportation-trap?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EXPLAINED: How to avoid Sweden's teen deportation trap</a></li></ul><h2>Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts</h2>Sweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers.Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+<ul><li>For signed-in members: <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/members/podcasts?tpcc=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Upgrade to Membership+</a></li><li>For new members: <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get Membership+&nbsp;</a></li></ul> Become a member at <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock">https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock</a>.

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