Sweden Proposes Removing Citizenship From People Seen as Threat to State

Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer says Sweden faces violent extremism, organized crime, and hostile actions from state actors threatening the nation’s security.

Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer speaks during a press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Aug. 21, 2024. Tom Little /Reuters

Sweden is preparing to change its constitution to be able to remove citizenship from those deemed a “threat to the state,” its government said on Jan. 15.

Sweden has radically tightened its once-liberal migration policies because of the vast numbers of immigrants it has taken in over the past two decades, which the government says has led to parallel societies and gang violence.