US EditionDenmark plans tougher deportation laws, challenging European human rights framework
- On Jan. 30, 2026, Denmark unveiled a legal reform allowing foreigners sentenced to at least one year of unconditional imprisonment for serious crimes to be deported, presented at a Copenhagen press conference.
- Amid EU-level migration talks, the 27-member country bloc last month began finalizing an overhaul of its migration system, including tougher restrictions on accepting asylum claims.
- The package tightens controls on foreigners without legal residence, introduces anklet monitors for criminal foreigners, and plans to reopen Denmark's embassy in Syria while stepping up cooperation with authorities in Afghanistan.
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the reform targets foreign nationals convicted of serious offences such as aggravated assault and rape and acknowledged it could conflict with European human rights conventions.
- Immigration and Integration Minister Rasmus Stoklund said 315 foreign criminals from countries outside the EU received sentences over one year but were not expelled, amid pressure from hard right‑wing groups in Europe.
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Denmark said on Friday it would introduce legislation allowing the expulsion of more foreigners including criminals despite the risk of clashing with Europe's human rights court.
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Denmark unveils legal reform to allow the worst foreign criminals to be deported
Denmark has unveiled a deportation reform under which foreigners who are convicted of serious crimes, like aggravated assault and rape, would be expelled.
Denmark to deport foreign nationals who receive one-year prison sentences
Denmark will expel non-Danish citizens who have served prison terms of a year or more for serious crimes, the government announced on Friday as it presented new measures to tighten its immigration policy.
Denmark will automatically expel foreign nationals sentenced to one year's imprisonment and more for serious crimes, announced on Friday the government when presenting a new arsenal to tighten its migration policy. ...
The government presented its proposal for a deportation reform on Friday. Here are the main points from the proposal, which will be discussed with the parties in the Danish Parliament and later adopted in the Danish Parliament: As already...
This morning there will be a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office, when plans for a so-called deportation reform will be presented.
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