Sweden dey ask migrants to go back. Di incentive na $34,000 per family
Di moni wey Sweden dey make na part of di bigger trend wey dey happun for di European Union, where di rise of di far-right party dey fuel anti-immigrant feelings.
Sweden dey offer big money, about $34,000, to immigrant families wey wan go back to dia country. Dis na one of di ways wey some Western countries dey try reduce di number of asylum seekers.
Di new policy for Sweden go start for 2026, and e go increase di money wey dem dey give from di current $970 per adult and $485 per pikin.
For press conference wey dem do on September 12, Sweden migration minister, Johan Forssell, talk say di new policy na 'paradigm shift' for di country. Sweden bin open dia border for 162,877 asylum seekers for 2015, most of dem na from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq, as dem call demself 'humanitarian superpower.'
Di grant system wey dem start since 1984 na to encourage immigrants to go back to dia country, but last year, na only one person collect di money, according to Forssell.
Ludvig Aspling from Sweden Democrats talk say if people sabi about di grant and di money increase, more people go gree collect am.
Since Ulf Kristersson become prime minister for 2022, him don promise to dey strict on immigration and crime. Dis move dey follow wetin other countries for di region dey do as dem dey tighten dia migration policies.
Denmark, even though na centre-left government dey lead dem, still get some of di most strict immigration policies for European Union. Since 2010, dem dey call low-income areas wey immigrants full 'ghettos,' but later change di name to 'parallel societies.'
For 2018, Denmark pass law wey dem call 'Ghetto Package' to reduce non-profit family housing for dis areas to 40% by 2030. Di law allow demolition of houses for low-income Muslim areas, sell di land to private investors, and turn di place to luxury apartments.
Families for dis areas must send dia pikin wey don pass one year go daycare to learn 'Danish values' or dem go lose welfare benefits. People wey commit crime for dis areas dey face double punishment compared to other places.
Denmark detention centres dey harsh, and di government fit seize refugees’ assets if dem get more than £1,000 to cover dia stay. Human Rights Watch don call dis policy 'vindictive.'
For UK, di Labour government don cancel di plan wey dem get with Rwanda to deport asylum seekers go Rwanda. Di Supreme Court talk say di plan no dey lawful because e fit put migrants for danger.
Di UK also stop di use of barge to house asylum seekers after wahala like legionella bacteria and di death of one Albanian man wey dem suspect na suicide.
Italy for 2023 don increase di time wey dem fit detain migrants wey dem wan deport. Di time don increase from three months to 18 months. Human rights groups dey vex say di detention centres dey violate people rights.
Italy dey also work with Libya to stop migrants from crossing di sea, but human rights groups talk say migrants dey face torture and abuse for Libya.
Germany don tighten border control to reduce irregular migration. Dem don also introduce law wey fit deport people wey support terrorist acts, even if na for social media.
Across di EU, asylum applications don reduce recently, even though 2023 get di highest number since di 2016 migrant crisis.