Lisa’s only option in Albania is to end up in an orphanage, according to the biological mother that TV4 Nyheterna spoke to.
Neither she herself nor relatives in the country can take care of Lisa if she is deported.
– I love her with all my heart and want to take care of her. If I had a better life, I would do it, says the biological mother to TV4 Nyheterna.
The case of 9-year-old Lisa, who is to be deported to Albania, has received a lot of attention recently. Something that TV4Nyheterna previously reported on in a series of articles and features.
On Tuesday, the Swedish Migration Agency told TV4 Nyheterna that they believe that the media image of Lisa’s deportation is unvarnished. According to the authority, Lisa will be deported first with her mother, secondarily to relatives in Albania, and only thirdly to an Albanian orphanage.
– The starting point is that the child’s best interests are to be with their mother, said Carl Bexelius, head of the Swedish Migration Agency, to TV4 Nyheterna.
The mother: Can’t take care of her
But now Lisa’s biological mother tells TV4 Nyheterna that it is not possible as she will not be able to take care of her daughter. She believes that Lisa’s only option in Albania is an orphanage.
– No, it is very difficult for me to do that. I am very traumatized and cannot move all the time, says the mother to TV4 Nyheterna.
– I love her with all my heart and want to take care of her. If I had a better life, I would do it, she continues.
However, the Swedish Migration Agency claims that the biological mother has been in contact with her throughout her life and is judged to be feeling better today and now able to take care of her.
The biological mother also tells us that there are no relatives in Albania who can take care of her.
She claims that Lisa’s grandmother and one aunt left the country, and that her grandfather is an alcoholic and the other aunt intends to leave Albania when she finishes her studies.
No to adoption
Lisa’s foster parents and guardians, Hans and Paulina Backström, have applied to adopt her – but have been refused. This despite the fact that the biological mother has agreed to an adoption, and wants Lisa to stay in Sweden where she was born and is safe.
– They have changed everything and believe that the biological mother has a stronger connection to Lisa than we do. It’s really terrible that a person in an office can sit and make this up. It’s actually really scary, said Lisa’s foster mother and guardian Paulina Backström to TV4 Nyheterna earlier.
The Swedish Migration Agency does not want to comment on the biological mother’s information. This is with reference to an ongoing case when Lisa’s lawyers have recently submitted additional information to prevent the deportation, a so-called impediment to enforcement.