This compares to the just 92 cases of so-called teen deportations identified in a similar analysis carried out by the Aftonbladet newspaper and published at the end of March. READ ALSO: 'Sweden is saying it wants experienced workers, but not their kids'Why were work permit holders' children rejected? The most common reason dependants of work permit holders were rejected was that they had been caught in the "teen deportation trap", which The Local has extensively reported on. AdvertisementBefore teen deportations became a major media issue in Sweden in February, the government had planned to lower the maximum age of dependency for work permits to 18 instead, which would have led to a significant increase in the number of teen deportations. In other cases, the parent did not meet the maintenance requirement or the young person, who originally came as a dependant, had had an application for a work permit rejected for other reasons.