Facts
The complainant, a Turkish national, was born in Switzerland on 9 May 1992 and received a settlement permit. In 2007, he submitted a naturalization application, which was not pursued due to insufficient knowledge of the state and municipal system and Swiss conditions. The complainant has committed several crimes, including robbery, coercion, and offenses against the Narcotics Act, and was sentenced to a prison term of 30 months. The Migration Office of the Canton of Thurgau revoked the settlement permit and expelled the complainant from Switzerland. The appeals against this decision were unsuccessful.
The complainant applied to the Federal Court to overturn the cantonal court decisions and to refrain from revoking the settlement permit. He argued that the revocation of the settlement permit was disproportionate and that he was well integrated in Switzerland.
Considerations
The Federal Court examined whether the revocation of the settlement permit was lawful. It found that the complainant had been sentenced to a long-term prison term, which constituted a grounds for revocation under Art. 63 para. 1 lit. a AuG. The court also examined whether the revocation of the settlement permit was proportionate and whether the public interest in ending the stay outweighed the complainant's private interest in remaining in Switzerland.
The court concluded that the revocation of the settlement permit was proportionate, as the public interest in ending the stay outweighed the complainant's private interest. It found that despite his good integration in Switzerland, the complainant had…