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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ashifa Kassam European Community affairs correspondent

Sweden’s ‘snitch law’ immigration plan prompts alarm across society

Protester at a protest with a placard reading 'No one is illegal' in Swedish
Professional bodies say the proposal could erode the trust they have worked to build and instead fuel racism. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

Doctors, social workers and librarians are among those in Sweden who have sounded the alarm over a proposal being explored by a government-appointed committee that would force public sector workers to report undocumented people to authorities.

The proposal – which has been referred to as the “snitch law” by some – was among the many measures included in a 2022 agreement struck between four rightwing parties in the country. The deal paved the way for a coalition government involving three centre-right parties with parliamentary support from the far-right anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD).

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