Sweden Passes Law Allowing Immigrants Residency Permits to Be Revoked Over Bad Behavior

Police work at the scene outside a mosque in Orebro after a shooting where several people injured in Orebro, Sweden, on August 15, 2025. Photo by Filip Gronroos/various sources/AFPSweden’s parliament has passed a law allowing authorities to revoke residence permits from immigrants for “not behaving properly,” the latest in a series of moves breaking away from the country’s once-liberal immigration system.Residency permits can now be revoked for conduct including unpaid debts, undeclared work, organizing begging, and more, even where the behavior falls short of a criminal conviction.