Published : 09-08-2022
The Swedish Migration Department has turned down the appeals of Palestinian refugee child Kenanah Ahmed for humanitarian asylum and family reunification.
Swedish authorities said the stateless child lived in Syria and that her life is not risk. They claimed that it is better to send her back to Syria.
Kenanah was born and raised in Deraa Camp, south of Syria. Her father sent her to Sweden through illegal immigration routes to obtain a visa and the right to family reunion. In December 2019, she applied for asylum. She was aged six at the time and living with her relatives. Her family moved to Turkey, where they obtained the kimlik temporary protection card.
In a live footage, Kenanah shed tears as she appealed for family reunification. The Swedish immigration authorities told her father that they cannot deport her to Turkey.
The Swedish Migration Department has turned down the appeals of Palestinian refugee child Kenanah Ahmed for humanitarian asylum and family reunification.
Swedish authorities said the stateless child lived in Syria and that her life is not risk. They claimed that it is better to send her back to Syria.
Kenanah was born and raised in Deraa Camp, south of Syria. Her father sent her to Sweden through illegal immigration routes to obtain a visa and the right to family reunion. In December 2019, she applied for asylum. She was aged six at the time and living with her relatives. Her family moved to Turkey, where they obtained the kimlik temporary protection card.
In a live footage, Kenanah shed tears as she appealed for family reunification. The Swedish immigration authorities told her father that they cannot deport her to Turkey.
