The government is allocating almost SEK 300 million in next year’s budget to be able to set up so-called return centres.
– We and the government agree that there should be a paradigm shift in migration policy, says SD leader Jimmie Åkesson, at the press conference.
Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) and Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Åkesson held a press conference at the Migration Agency’s detention center in Åstorp on Tuesday.
There it was presented that the government is allocating almost SEK 300 million in next year’s budget to be able to set up so-called return centers.
The government also wants to increase the number of detention places to 1,000 places in the long term. For this, the Swedish Migration Agency will receive SEK 25 million in 2025 and SEK 100 million in 2026.
– Much of the work is done step by step during this mandate, says Åkesson.
Reception of asylum seekers must also be tightened. The idea is that asylum seekers will no longer have the opportunity to choose their own accommodation, but will all live in a reception centre. SEK 21 million is set aside for next year, and the sum will then increase sharply up to SEK 275 million in 2026.
– It will lead to a more efficient asylum process but also a more efficient return, says the migration minister.
– It is important because it is the majority of those who seek asylum who are not deemed to have grounds for asylum.