Published : 16-10-2017
“Abu Idris’s” Palestinian- Syrian family has been left homeless in the south of Sweden, after being evacuated under threat from their home by the Immigration Authority. When they resorted to the Social Affairs Department, “Alsosiel” it escaped from securing a home for them.
Abu Idris’s family, which consists of two boys and three girls, applied for asylum in Sweden in 2014 and a year and a half later, received a one-year temporary residence permit. While receiving the permit at the immigration office, they were asked to renew the residence application three months before the expiry of the period.
The family went to the immigration office in the southern Swedish city of Malmo three months before the end of their stay to renew their residence, the staff member informed them that they were not entitled to renew their residence and that they are to be deported to their country. When they asked which country she meant, since they say that Palestinians don’t have a land, she replied that they will be taken to Libya.
"Libya is not our country, we have no residency and we cannot go the," the family told the immigration officer, showing her their UNRWA card. Several months later, the Immigration Service sent their three children (Ibrahim, Safa and Aisha) a date for an immigration interview, and when they went they were asked to apply for asylum once again. When the three children asked about the two years of waiting, they were told that it is not calculated after the stenosis and to wait for another interview. The rest of the family did not receive a date at all.
On September 5th 2017, the family received a decision to leave the house and on the 8th of the same month, their identity cards and bank cards were taken from them and they were told to go to the “Sosiel” for assistance since the Immigration Service was no longer in charge of them.
The family added that in “Alsosiel” they were told that: “It's not our business and the house must be evacuated on Friday." They were told to hand in their keys; otherwise they will cut off the electricity and water from the house. “If you do not comply, we will tell the police to take you out of the house. We are only providing you with food.”
On Wednesday 27th of September 2017, the mother “Enaam” says: “Members of staff from the Immigration Service came and took us out of the house and told us to go to “Alsosiel” for assistance. After they threatened us to call the police, we left the house and headed to “Alsosiel” where they only aid they offered was a night’s stay at a neighboring hotel. The next morning one of the managers at the hotel told us that we have no place to stay and that we must leave the room.”
The Palestinian refugee “Enaam” added: “We returned once again to “Alsosiel” and until 8pm no one came to help us. They called the police to come and take us out of the building where they left us on the street. Until now, we are homeless and cannot find a place to stay.”
“Abu Idris’s” Palestinian- Syrian family has been left homeless in the south of Sweden, after being evacuated under threat from their home by the Immigration Authority. When they resorted to the Social Affairs Department, “Alsosiel” it escaped from securing a home for them.
Abu Idris’s family, which consists of two boys and three girls, applied for asylum in Sweden in 2014 and a year and a half later, received a one-year temporary residence permit. While receiving the permit at the immigration office, they were asked to renew the residence application three months before the expiry of the period.
The family went to the immigration office in the southern Swedish city of Malmo three months before the end of their stay to renew their residence, the staff member informed them that they were not entitled to renew their residence and that they are to be deported to their country. When they asked which country she meant, since they say that Palestinians don’t have a land, she replied that they will be taken to Libya.
"Libya is not our country, we have no residency and we cannot go the," the family told the immigration officer, showing her their UNRWA card. Several months later, the Immigration Service sent their three children (Ibrahim, Safa and Aisha) a date for an immigration interview, and when they went they were asked to apply for asylum once again. When the three children asked about the two years of waiting, they were told that it is not calculated after the stenosis and to wait for another interview. The rest of the family did not receive a date at all.
On September 5th 2017, the family received a decision to leave the house and on the 8th of the same month, their identity cards and bank cards were taken from them and they were told to go to the “Sosiel” for assistance since the Immigration Service was no longer in charge of them.
The family added that in “Alsosiel” they were told that: “It's not our business and the house must be evacuated on Friday." They were told to hand in their keys; otherwise they will cut off the electricity and water from the house. “If you do not comply, we will tell the police to take you out of the house. We are only providing you with food.”
On Wednesday 27th of September 2017, the mother “Enaam” says: “Members of staff from the Immigration Service came and took us out of the house and told us to go to “Alsosiel” for assistance. After they threatened us to call the police, we left the house and headed to “Alsosiel” where they only aid they offered was a night’s stay at a neighboring hotel. The next morning one of the managers at the hotel told us that we have no place to stay and that we must leave the room.”
The Palestinian refugee “Enaam” added: “We returned once again to “Alsosiel” and until 8pm no one came to help us. They called the police to come and take us out of the building where they left us on the street. Until now, we are homeless and cannot find a place to stay.”
