Class 3 at Järpå’s school find it difficult to focus on their studies, they mostly think about their classmate Adelisa, who is mostly called Lisa, to be deported to Albania.
– I don’t think it’s okay for them to say that. She is still only 9 years old and everything she knows and everything she can do is here in Sweden, says Ragnhild Thorsson to TV4 Nyheterna.
How does it feel as a classmate to follow this process?
– I know it’s more difficult for her, but it can also be just as difficult for the rest of us too, she says.
The classmate: “I hope Ulf is kind”
Last week, Ragnhild Thorsson came up with the idea that the class could write a letter to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M). Something that both the class and their teacher picked up on.
– That was the biggest thing I could think of, if you could write a letter to the prime minister.
Now the letter is written and has been emailed to Ministry of Justice and shortly also mailed to the Prime Minister, which New Lidköpings-Tidningen be the first to tell.
Do you think the Prime Minister will be able to help Lisa?
– I hope that Ulf is kind enough to say that Adelisa can stay.
Lisa’s class teacher: “It’s terrible”
In the letter, Lisa’s classmates write at the beginning:
“Dear Ulf Kristersson. It’s third grade at Järpå’s school. Why sheep Adelisa not stay? Why can’t the Swedish Migration Agency listen to Adelisa’s opinions?”
They also argue why Lisa should be allowed to stay, for example that she does not know the language in Albania and that she does not know anyone there.
– Then everyone in the class signed their names too, says Ragnhild Thorsson.
The letter that Lisa’s classmates sent to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Photo: private
The letter that Lisa’s classmates sent to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Photo: private
Class teacher Camilla Alfredsson thinks it’s a matter of course that Lisa should be allowed to stay in a place where she feels safe.
How does it feel as a teacher to Lisa that she is to be expelled?
– It feels terrible. It’s terrible that Lisa has to go through that process and that of course it also affects the class. We deal with it by talking about it in class, but then the students talk about it at home too, she says.
Hope the Prime Minister can help
Lisa herself is very grateful for the support from her classmates.
– I think it’s great. It felt good that we did this and that I got to participate, she tells TV4 Nyheterna.
If the prime minister can’t do anything – how would that feel?
– Busy, because I thought he could make a difference, says Lisa.
She and the class hope that the prime minister will be able to influence the deportation decision.
What do you think about if it turns out that Lisa is not allowed to stay?
– Then everyone would be very sad and we will probably be with her, comfort her and try to make her happy as much as possible, says Ragnhild Thorsson.
The Prime Minister will respond to the letter
Lisa has lived most of her life in Sweden, but now she will be deported to an orphanage in Albania, the biological mother’s homeland. The nine-year-old has lived most of her life with the family Paulina and Hans Backström, who have custody of her, as the biological mother cannot take care of her and no biological father is in the picture.
In an attempt to stop the deportation, the foster family applied to adopt Lisa, which the Court of Appeal rejected at the beginning of March. The decision has been appealed to the Supreme Court.
But on Monday, the message came that the Swedish Migration Agency does not intend to wait for HD to take up the review permit and the authority has tasked the border police in Gothenburg to carry out the rejection as soon as possible.
TV4 Nyheterna has applied for Ulf Kristersson. In a text message, his press secretary Susan Von Bergqvist writes that the letter has been received by the Government Office and that the children will receive an answer from the Prime Minister.
“In Sweden, we have a system where authorities make independent decisions. The government does not comment on individual cases or the authorities’ review of them,” she writes.