Facts
A., who originates from Kosovo, entered Switzerland in 1986 through family reunification and was granted a residence permit. In 1992, he was granted a settlement permit. A. has been married since 2001 to a Portuguese national residing in Switzerland and has three children, all of whom hold Portuguese citizenship and an EC/EFTA settlement permit.
A. came to the attention of the criminal justice system at the age of 14 and committed various offenses in the following years, such as assault, theft, robbery, and bodily harm. In 2009, he was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment for attempted murder, endangerment of life, robbery, aggravated robbery, extortion, and multiple completed attempts of incitement to perjury.
In June 2011, the Migration Office of the Canton of Lucerne revoked A.'s settlement permit and ordered his deportation from Switzerland. This decision was upheld by the Federal Supreme Court. On June 5, 2013, the former Federal Office for Migration (now: State Secretariat for Migration, SEM) issued a ten-year entry ban against A. with additional registration in the Schengen Information System.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court examined the legality of the ten-year entry ban and concluded that the requirements for it were met. A. had repeatedly violated public safety and order through serious offenses against life and limb. Despite the long time since the offenses and his release from prison, there was still a serious threat to public safety and order, as A. had continued to commit crimes even…