{"id":182022,"date":"2026-11-04T13:54:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=182022"},"modified":"2026-11-04T13:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:54:27","slug":"stegrud-kraver-total-reform-av-migrationsverket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/stegrud-calls-for-a-complete-overhaul-of-the-migration-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Stegrud Calls for a Complete Overhaul of the Swedish Migration Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In the wake of the Iran leak, the Sweden Democrats are stepping up their demands on the Migration Agency. Jessica Stegrud now wants all employees to be Swedish citizens and for the agency to be fundamentally reformed. But so far, there has been no corresponding legislative initiative from the Sweden Democrats\u2019 leadership.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an opinion piece in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aftonbladet.se\/debatt\/a\/L32GVq\/migrationsverket-maste-reformeras-i-grunden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aftonbladet <\/a><\/strong>On Wednesday, the Sweden Democrats' spokesperson on immigration policy demanded <strong>Jessica Stegrud<\/strong> Extensive changes at the Swedish Migration Agency. This follows the revelation that a manager\u2014who has been reported to the police\u2014has ties to a former employee who had contacts with Iranian intelligence agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stegrud wants to tighten security screenings and review the agency\u2019s leadership, hiring practices, and work procedures. Furthermore, the requirement for Swedish citizenship should apply to all positions, not just officials who make decisions on citizenship matters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her position <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/efter-lackan-stegrud-sd-kraver-svenska-handlaggare-pa-migrationsverket\/\">emerged <\/a><\/strong>In a brief interview with Kvartal earlier this week, and now she elaborates on this in the article. In that interview, she also stated that people who work with truly sensitive issues should also be born in Sweden\u2014a view she does not, however, express in her op-ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dThe requirements for security and loyalty must be uncompromising. The Sweden Democrats therefore believe that the requirement for Swedish citizenship should apply to all positions at the Migration Agency.\u201d<\/em>, she writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Previous SD proposals were voted down<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue has already been raised in the Riksdag. The Sweden Democrats member of parliament <strong>Markus Wiechel<\/strong> submitted a motion in October 2025 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/data.riksdagen.se\/dokumentstatus\/HD022392.rix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025\/26:2392<\/a><\/strong> on citizenship requirements for employment at the Swedish Migration Agency. The proposal was rejected by the Riksdag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stegrud is also vice chair of the Social Insurance Committee, which handles immigration issues. At this time, she has not yet submitted any motion, written question, or interpellation regarding the reform she is now calling for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A common criticism leveled at members of the Riksdag\u2014not least those from the Sweden Democrats\u2014is that they often focus on shaping public opinion through op-eds and media stunts. But real change can only happen if the issue at hand is actually addressed in the Riksdag.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stegrud (SD) is calling for a complete overhaul of the Migration Agency in the wake of the Iran leak. However, a previous SD proposal was voted down\u2014and there are no new initiatives on the table.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":151663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,1522,205],"tags":[4314,156],"class_list":["post-182022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-mellan","category-nyheter","tag-jessica-stegrud","tag-sverigedemokraterna"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}