Refugee crisisThe Swedish Migration Agency offices in Solna. Photo: Marcus Ericsson/TTTT/The Local · 22 Aug 2016, 09:00Published: 22 Aug 2016 09:00 GMT+02:00Sweden’s migration authority (Migrationsverket) could be given the power to call in police to evict failed asylum seekers no longer entitled to use their accommodation, following a new government proposal. An amendment made to Swedish asylum laws on June 1st means that adults without children who have received a final rejection on their asylum application are no longer entitled to accommodation or a daily allowance from the country’s migration authority. “Today around 2500 people have received a decision saying they will lose their right to assistance,” Migrationsverket press officer Helena Cho Györki told news agency TT. It is currently being studied by Sweden’s Council on Legislation (Lagrådet), which advises on the legality of government proposals.

Source: The Local August 22, 2016 06:56 UTC