‘I did nothing wrong’: Sweden’s migration regime hardens, upending lives

Sweden has completed a dramatic decade-long reversal of its migration policy. Once a European leader in refugee resettlement, the country has systematically tightened its borders and asylum requirements. According to Al Jazeera, the transformation is upending lives—particularly for those who arrived when Sweden was more welcoming. The shift reflects political pressures across Europe regarding immigration and integration. Those affected are left questioning what changed: 'I did nothing wrong,' one migrant says, highlighting how the hardened approach now retrospectively targets arrivals from the earlier, more open era.

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