https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark’s Ministry of Immigration and Integration has announced new rules regarding the family reunification of children, after controversial cases in which children were deported caused public outcry. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190220/new-danish-rules-for-family-reunification-of-children-announced Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:04:13 +0100 new-danish-rules-for-family-reunification-of-children-announced After the newest wave of reports in the Danish media of children with foreign backgrounds being deported, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said on Monday that she would consider ways to avoid such cases in the future. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181029/after-child-deportations-minister-promises-to-look-over-danish-residency-laws Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:12:01 +0100 after-child-deportations-minister-promises-to-look-over-danish-residency-laws Denmark has an undisclosed agreement with Somalia to return individuals to the Northeast African country, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180614/mps-call-for-explanation-over-confidential-denmark-somalia-deal-after-extortion-allegation Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:57:06 +0200 mps-call-for-explanation-over-confidential-denmark-somalia-deal-after-extortion-allegation A 22-year-old Danish-born man has been sentenced to five years in prison after travelling to Syria to fight for the Islamic State terror group. The man’s passport has also been seized by authorities. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171213/danish-man-loses-passport-for-fighting-for-isis Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:57:43 +0100 danish-man-loses-passport-for-fighting-for-isis Denmark’s Independent Police Complaints Authority is to investigate an incident in which an Algerian citizen lost consciousness during a struggle with police on board an aircraft set to deport him from the country. The man died in hospital two days later. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171124/algerian-man-dies-after-denmark-deportation-flight-struggle Fri, 24 Nov 2017 11:21:20 +0100 algerian-man-dies-after-denmark-deportation-flight-struggle A 63-year-old Romanian woman was on Tuesday sentenced to 20 days in jail followed by deportation for asking passersby for spare change in the Copenhagen district of Nørrebro. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170801/denmark-to-deport-romanian-woman-for-begging Tue, 01 Aug 2017 16:53:16 +0200 denmark-to-deport-romanian-woman-for-begging An Afghan police officer “strongly” hit two deported asylum seekers in the head and body on board a flight to Afghanistan chartered by the Danish National Police, reports newspaper Politiken. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170515/afghan-police-chief-beat-deported-asylum-seekers-on-danish-plane-report Mon, 15 May 2017 15:10:01 +0200 afghan-police-chief-beat-deported-asylum-seekers-on-danish-plane-report 70-year-old Zarmena Waziri, who suffers with dementia, is likely to be forcibly deported to Afghanistan with a number of other rejected asylum seekers, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170413/denmark-to-deport-70-year-old-woman-dementia-sufferer-to-afghanistan Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:18:10 +0200 denmark-to-deport-70-year-old-woman-dementia-sufferer-to-afghanistan Around 50 pro-refugee activists have blocked the entrance at Denmark’s Roskilde Airport to prevent the expulsion of ten rejected Afghan asylum seekers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170228/protestors-block-roskilde-airport-to-stop-afghan-deportation Tue, 28 Feb 2017 11:56:35 +0100 protestors-block-roskilde-airport-to-stop-afghan-deportation One high-performing foreign student left Denmark on Thursday and another facing the same fate soon. Their crime? Working too much. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160107/foreign-super-students-deported-from-denmark Thu, 07 Jan 2016 12:37:18 +0100 foreign-super-students-deported-from-denmark