Securitization of migration is a phenomenon that has been present for a long time. Widening of security scope resulted in emergence of untraditional security issues. By critically analysing European Union’s policy Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) and Swedish Government Bills from 2015 introducing ID controls and confining the possibility of asylum seekers to acquire residence permit in order to relief the heavily burdened societal functions caused by the large influx of asylum seekers, the study investigates the way actors involved in the creation of policies transform political issues into the matter of security. The theoretical framework of securitization theory utilized in the study indicates that the extraordinary actions, that go beyond normal political procedures, are taken on both levels, and they are justified by portraying migration as a threat to inner security and functioning of different societal functions that have legitimate right to survival. Furthermore, irregular migration is posed as an external threat to EU, connected to the cross-border criminal activity and a potential threat to EU Member states. Asylum seekers in Sweden are presented as a threat to public order and inner security of the state. The threat of migration motivates governments on both levels to take institutional measures such as increased border controls and other measures to reduce and control the immigration.