Over 100 residents of small Sweden village gathered in a town square on Tuesday afternoon to protest against deportation of an Armenian family.

Inhabitants of Ange village in the northern Sweden were shocked to know that Danielian/Arustamjan family who came from Armenia in 2000 and had lived in the community for the last ten years were apprehended by police and deported to Armenia, The Local newspaper writes.

Teachers said every youngster, friends of sons, aged 13, 15, and 17, was sitting and crying down at the school.

According to the newspaper, the family members have had a deportation order hanging over their heads since 2008, having twice had their applications for residency in Sweden rejected.

People gathered in the square chanted “Save the family, let them come back for Christmas.”

One of the local council members, Danielsson said he plans to look into finding ways to bring the Armenian family back to Sweden as labour migrants.