{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/77ca3392-3d6f-434f-8821-6472a6c25d8d/6ae8b5694ca6aa8604a47d5f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sweden says strict immigration outweighs baby's right to be with his dad","description":"<p>This week&#39;s Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Simon Montgomery, a British-American father facing expulsion from Sweden despite wanting to stay to take care of his one-year-old son. </p><p><strong>Not yet a member of The Local? <a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join now with this special offer for podcast listeners</a>. </strong></p><p>In this week&#39;s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local&#39;s Mandy Pipher catches up with a dad who has been fighting for the past year to be able to stay in Sweden with his baby son, despite a deportation order from the Swedish Migration Agency.</p><p>Although he&#39;s no longer together with his child&#39;s German mother, Simon Montgomery was determined to stay in Sweden to be fully present in his son&#39;t upbringing.</p><p>But he was left speechless by a migration court ruling that visa-free travel meant he could continue parenting from the UK and would not be granted leave to remain in Sweden. </p><p>Tune in to this week&#39;s podcast for the full story.</p><p><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20261029/hes-the-reason-im-here-british-dad-fights-to-stay-in-sweden-with-baby-son?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&#39;He&#39;s the reason I&#39;m here&#39;: Dad fights to stay in Sweden with baby son</a></strong></p>","author_name":"The Local"}