Sweden Tires of ‘Bearded Children’ Amid Migrant Influx
SputnikNews.com
22.03.2016
Three obviously adult asylum seekers have been thrown out of an accommodation for unaccompanied refugee children in Sollefteå in northern Sweden. The decision was criticized by the Swedish national broadcasting company SVT.
According to the Sollefteå municipality, there was no doubt that the three ejected people are adults.
“And we’re not talking about a year’s margin here. We are positive that these are adults who do not belong in a refugee accommodation for unaccompanied children. We should not house adults living together with children,” said Majed Safaee at Sollefteå municipality.
The decision was taken in consultation with the Swedish Migration Board. SVT in the northern province of Västerbotten is nevertheless critical of the municipality still insists that the people to be ejected, despite everything, are in fact children.
“Is a feeling sufficient reason for a child to lose its status as unaccompanied?” questions SVT in a preamble to its article. SVT asks whether it is “correct and safe” to take this kind of decision based on a “subjective judgment.” The municipal assessment of refugee children has until now been based on the staff’s feelings and experience, such as “looks physically older,” and “is asking adult questions.”
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