Nigerian Mary told Finnish media that she left Nigeria for Italy at the age of 18 in hopes of a better life. She was promised a good job, but upon arrival, she was forced into street prostitution. Behind this were Nigerian criminal organizations that profit from human trafficking.
In Italy, Mary married a Nigerian man who, according to her, was extremely violent. To escape this situation, she traveled to Finland with her two children a little over a year ago.
However, her asylum application was rejected because Mary had already been granted a residence permit based on asylum in Italy and had not disclosed in her initial application that she was a victim of human trafficking. After the rejection, Mary then revealed her story of forced prostitution.
This did not help, as a month ago, the Finnish Administrative Court decided that Mary could be deported. Following this decision, the immigration police took her and her children from the reception center and transported them to another part of Finland.
Hopefully, Mary's story reaches as many people from developing countries as possible, so they understand that coming to the EU solely in search of a "better life" is not advisable, nor is it wise to leave the country that granted asylum to seek new opportunities in another member state. Instead, in the country that granted asylum – in Mary's case, Italy – victims of crime should contact the local police, whose duty is to apprehend criminals.
Acting as Mary did will only lead to marginalization, where one is at best labeled an asylum shopper, whom no EU country wishes to accept. In Mary’s case, Italy, for some reason, made an exception, even though it is clear that the hope for a better life is not an acceptable basis for asylum.
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Immigration-Specific Violent Crime Increases as Humanitarian Immigration Continues
A bad luck for you Mary. My advice is; try to delay your deportation until to the spring 2027. By that time we will have a leftist government and there is no need for anyone to leave Finland, ever.
ReplyDeleteI understand the irony of this comment - but nevertheless, there is no need to publish such comments.
DeleteHowever, someone is benefiting from this advice and that is not in the interest of Finns or Europeans.
It is in our interest that all the economic refugees are returned to where they came from.
Social security is for the citizens of our own country.
This show has been going on for 35 years. There is a Finnish word for the feeling I'm having.
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