Last year a Swedish court ruled that a rape committed by an Eritrean immigrant against a 16-year-old Swedish girl did not last long enough to warrant deportation.

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• The rape occurred in September 2024, and the court ruling was issued in April 2025. The court specifically cited that while the rape was serious, it did not reach the legal threshold required for deportation under Swedish migration law. The perpetrator was an 18-year-old Eritrean refugee at the time of the crime. The victim's name is Meya Aberg, and the attack occurred in a pedestrian tunnel in Sundsvall after she missed her bus. The case sparked significant political controversy in Sweden, leading Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to promise a crackdown on migrant crime and deportations.

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• SecondaryNDTVThe Court of Appeal for Upper Norrland ruled that the man, Yazied Mohamed, will not be deported after serving his three-year prison sentence. The man, a citizen of Eritrea, was convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl named Meya Aberg in September 2024.
• SecondaryFox NewsThe court ruled that the rape committed by the Eritrean man against a 16-year-old girl was not serious enough to deport him. The victim was walking home from work at McDonald's in Sundsvall when she was attacked in a pedestrian tunnel.
• SecondaryGB NewsA Swedish court has ruled that a migrant rapist will not be deported due to the rape of a 16-year-old girl being 'too brief' to be considered serious enough for deportation. The Eritrean man, identified as Yazied Mohamed, raped Meya Aberg in a pedestrian tunnel in Sundsvall after she finished her shift at McDonald's.