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Denmark Unveils Deportation Overhaul Targeting Foreigners Jailed for One Year or More

Leaders say the measures may test European human-rights limits.

Overview

  • The government proposed allowing expulsion of non-citizens convicted of serious crimes with sentences of at least one year, with a start date of May 1 if approved.
  • Officials detailed operational steps including electronic ankle monitors, a reopened embassy in Syria, and strengthened cooperation with Afghan authorities.
  • Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Denmark will legislate without waiting for revised interpretations from the European Court of Human Rights.
  • Immigration Minister Rasmus Stoklund cited 315 non‑EU offenders who received sentences over a year in the past five years but were not expelled.
  • Copenhagen will intensify reviews to revoke refugee permits and study a first EU reception center outside the bloc as part of the broader package.