The Supreme Administrative Court (KHO) of Finland has declared that a minor can be deported from the country along with their family members. This ruling stems from a specific case where a minor applied for international protection at a different time than the rest of their family, who had previously applied together. None of the family members were granted international protection or residence permits in Finland, which led to a collective decision to deport the entire family from the country.

In a related decision-making process, the Finnish Immigration Service decided to enforce the deportation of the minor along with the family members, as the decisions regarding their deportation were already enforceable. The minor had appealed the deportation decision on the grounds that they would be sent back alone, but the KHO found that this was not the case. The court pointed out that the minor did not arrive in Finland unaccompanied, and therefore the deportation was justified as it would involve the entire family.

This ruling highlights the stance of Finnish authorities on family unity in the context of deportation measures. It emphasizes that even if an individual family member applies for protection separately, the decisions regarding deportation can still consider the family unit as a whole, reflecting a comprehensive approach to immigration law in Finland that prioritizes family connections in legal proceedings.