The Christian Democrats appealed to Parliament on Wednesday to change laws governing residence permits. The party has joined in a Vantaa family's fight to keep their Egyptian mother, Eveline Fadayel, in Finland. The family, which is contesting a deportation order, says it is prepared to take its battle to the highest courts.
Eveline Fadayel's family is appealing the authorities' decision that calls for deporting her by the end of the month. All three of Fadayel's children live in Finland, and all six of her grandchildren are Finnish citizens. Her sons say she won't manage by herself in Egypt.
The Lutheran Parish of Vantaankoski has rallied behind the family, offering the woman sanctuary based on humanitarian reasons.
Under current law, a foreign elderly relative must be totally dependent on her family to be allowed to stay in Finland.
On Wednesday, the Christian Democratic parliamentary group said it would work to amend legislation. Under the law, extended family members, like the parents of adult children living in Finland, are rarely granted residence permits. The Christian Democrats argue that the definition of family should include parents.
Meanwhile, Fadayel's family will appeal the decision to the Supreme Administrative Court, and says they'll continue to the European Court of Human Rights, if necessary.
Culled from YLE
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