The Swedish government is seeking to crack down on illegal immigration by introducing a mandatory requirement for public institutions to report instances when they come into contact with migrants in an irregular situation amid reports that more than 100,000 people are living in the country illegally.
At a press conference on Thursday, Swedish Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard announced that employees of public institutions will soon be obliged to notify the authorities of encounters with illegal immigrants and may face punitive action should they not comply.
“The proposal for mandatory reporting of illegals in the public sector can counteract the shadow society,” Stenergard told the press.
She explained the move is “an important step in the paradigm shift that the current government is implementing in migration policy.”
