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About 14,000 illegal
migrants, who were awaiting deportation, simply disappeared off the radar,
Swedish police told local media, adding they “don’t know where these asylum
seekers are.”
At the end of October, Swedish police asked to enforce deportation of at least
21,748 people. Of these, 14 140 people registered by police as 'wanted' have
vanished, police told Swedish Aftonbladet tabloid newspaper.
"We
simply don't know where they are," Patrik Engström, head of the national
border police, said.
RT report continues:
The
rest of the individuals –at least 7,608 people – remain in refugee centers, are
in custody, or are living in separate accommodation, awaiting deportation.
Swedish
police are currently deploying most of its resources on carrying out ID checks
after Sweden introduced temporary border controls to halt the influx of
refugees and to screen those trying to enter the country illegally.
"It's
a huge task and it is completely dependent on the police being allocated
resources," said Engström.
In
November, Sweden tightened asylum rules in a bid to control the immense influx
of refugees coming from troubled regions of Africa and the Middle East. One of
major changes was that Stockholm is now issuing temporary residence permits. In
addition, the ages of children seeking for asylum will be medically verified
and the right for family reunification will be strictly scrutinized, according
to new measures.
Swedish
authorities say they have welcomed more than 120,000 people since January. By
the end of the year, up to 190,000 asylum seekers are expected to reach the
country, more than doubling the number who came in 2014, when the Scandinavian
country received about 81,000 refugees.
Sweden is the fourth
country to re-establish border controls since the start of the migrant crisis
this summer. In September, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia temporarily limited
the free movement policy within the EU.
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