The man, who came to Sweden from Afghanistan in 2015, has been denied his asylum application. But during the process, he has converted to Christianity, which is the main reason why he applied for enforcement.

- The whole treatment is mentally disruptive for people seeking asylum in our country. The Swedish Migration Board works with concepts such as voluntary and participation but in fact it is about coercion, comments Maria Ekstedt, who is a legitimate doctor and priest and one of those who accompanied the man to so-called return calls.

- We certainly do not work with coercion, but we have a duty to clearly inform about the consequences of various decisions and I understand that misunderstandings can easily arise then, answers Therese Hörnquist, team leader at the return team.

Application for enforcement barriers does not stop the process

Her unit manager Maria Bergström also explains that the Migration Board's regulations mean that they must continue planning an expulsion right up to a possible departure. Thus, an application for enforcement barriers does not stop the process.

"This is how it looks in all cases," she says, noting that the man now has a deadline that extends four weeks after a decision on enforcement barriers has been reached.

Expected to catch the train on Sunday

The man, who had a work pass in elderly care booked next week, has now submitted his passport to the Migration Board and is expected to take the train to Knivsta on Sunday.

- It is a waste of our social resources. Elderly care really needs its staff and here we have a young person who wants to continue to work pending a decision on whether he can stay in Sweden, says Maria Ekstedt.

But it is not a question for the Migration Board to answer.

- Our task is to execute decisions in accordance with the rules and laws that apply, says Head of Unit Maria Bergström.